The American Dental Association, based in Chicago, wants dentists to drastically cut back on prescribing opioid painkillers. The association announced...
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A coalition of cities and counties around Arkansas announced it had sued dozens of makers and distributors of opioids, arguing...
A tribe in Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit accusing 26 drug manufacturers and distributors of contributing to the tribe’s opioid...
Purdue Pharma LP’s decision to stop promoting its opioid drugs to doctors is being hailed as the first result of...
President Donald Trump on Thursday called for a federal lawsuit against opioid companies and stiffer penalties for drug dealers, arguing...
An insurance company has given four Delaware organizations $325,000 in grants to combat the state’s opioid crisis. The News Journal...
Five opioid manufacturers including OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP have paid more than $10 million to advocacy groups and doctors...
The Cherokee Nation has refiled a lawsuit against opioid distributors in state court after a federal judge ruled that tribe’s...
According to National Safety Council (NSC) analysis of federal data, 1,086 more Pennsylvanians died accidentally in 2016, an increase of...
A new law aimed at addressing Maine’s opioid crisis is coming into effect as advocates demand more urgency. Law enforcement...