County seeks damages for opioid epidemic
Whatcom County ‘greatly impacted’ by prescription drug abuse WHATCOM — The county is suing the...
Home News National Worse than AIDS: Opioid epidemic is public health crisis CDC director fears most
The federal government’s top disease fighter, who built his career battling the emergence of...
Parenting again after losing a child to the opioid epidemic
At home in the village of Holley, not a single day goes by that Tammi Bale can forget the night...
Report: Ohio opioid epidemic stretches Medicaid thin
COLUMBUS, Ohio -The state auditor says Ohio's health safety net provided by Medicaid is being...
An ‘Overprescription of Opioids’ That Led to a Crisis
A woman crouches on the sidewalk next to her boyfriend, who is unresponsive and not breathing...
Opioid abuse on the job
The most recent stats show the number of people dying from overdoses on the job has increased by...
More Teens Dying, With Drugs and Violence to Blame
A perfect storm of murder, addiction and carelessness has fueled a recent and troubling increase...
Opioid Overdoses Elevated in Appalachia
In recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland found that opioid prescription rates...
Origins of an Epidemic: Purdue Pharma Knew Its Opioids Were Widely Abused
Purdue Pharma, the company that planted the seeds of the opioid epidemic through its aggressive...
The five things we must to do together to end the opioids epidemic: Bill Frist
We came together in 2003 to turn the tide on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. We must unite again now to...
Pain and painkillers keep driving the opioid epidemic
The last birthday gift I gave my brother came in a small white box. Nothing frilly, just a box I...
Opioids Found in Seattle-Area Mussels
Mussels in Puget Sound have tested positive for trace amounts of oxycodone. America's opioid...