More than one in five people prescribed extended-release painkillers such as OxyContin developed an addiction within a year, according to...
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Two men who authorities say took advantage of people struggling with opioid addiction by signing them up for false insurance...
A new study shoots down the notion that medical marijuana laws can prevent opioid overdose deaths, challenging a favorite talking...
Federal prosecutors say the company that makes a drug meant to curb opioid addiction has been lying for years about...
The family of a 30-year-old Vermont woman whose obituary gained national attention for its discussion about her opioid addiction are...
New Hampshire authorities say they’ve responded to more overdoses in June than any other month in 2017 so far, with...
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for federal help in the fight against opioid addiction in New York. Schumer is...
With more than 30,000 West Virginians already in drug treatment, lawmakers struggling with the state’s addiction crisis have voted to...
The number of beds available at state-run substance abuse treatment facilities would increase in drug-ravaged West Virginia under a bill...
State officials are proposing revisions to Delaware’s insurance code to ensure that people struggling with opioid addiction get the treatment...