Clallam County in Washington is joining more than 200 other litigants in suing opioid makers and wholesale distributors for damages...
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Massachusetts is banning some powerful opioids from courtrooms, because state court officials are worried people could be sickened by the...
Officials say a new state database will help paint a better picture of the opioid crisis in Nevada, as existing...
The volume of workers’ compensation independent medical reviews in California appears to be tapering off, a new study shows. The...
New Hampshire authorities say they’ve responded to more overdoses in June than any other month in 2017 so far, with...
The city of Tacoma, Wash. is considering suing the manufacturers of opioids such as OxyContin in its fight against homelessness....
Minnesota and Wisconsin are teaming up to tackle prescription painkiller abuse. The attorneys general from both states met at the...
With one of the highest drug overdose death rates in the nation, New Mexico has been working for years to...
Changes in how doctors are paid for treating some injured employees covered by workers’ compensation are expected to address the...

Health care providers in some states prescribe far more painkillers than those in other states, according to a new government...