The Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma LP have proposed a new and larger settlement worth up to $6 billion...
opioid News
New York state brought civil charges on Tuesday accusing Mallinckrodt Plc of insurance fraud for misrepresenting the safety and efficacy...
Opioid abuse and related deaths in Wyoming have not reached the crisis levels of some other states, but remain a...

A growing number of U.S. states, counties and cities are filing lawsuits accusing drug companies of deceptively marketing opioid painkillers...
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives took up a proposal this week to permit the use of marijuana for medical purposes,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new recommendations for prescribing opioid medications for chronic pain. The...
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed a bill to move California forward in curbing abuse of opioid medications in the...
CNA recently issued two new reports that examine the growing prescription opioid abuse epidemic and its effect on the U.S....
Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read:...
Editor’s Note: This is part of a team report on opioid use by injured workers. For the national story read:...