opioids News

Washington is the latest state to sue major distributors of opioids, saying the companies made billions of dollars while ignoring...

The Wyoming Attorney General’s Office is suing the maker of OxyContin, claiming the pharmaceutical company deceptively marketed opioid painkillers in...

Oregon’s attorney general has sued the pharmaceutical company that makes OxyContin, saying it misrepresented the risks and benefits of the...

California’s attorney general signaled that he expected to play a major role in settling a nationwide legal fight over the...

California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund is reporting a significant reduction in the number of opioid prescriptions for injured workers through...

A northwestern New Mexico county is the latest to sue over the opioid crisis. Lawyers for San Juan County filed...

An attorney for Purdue Pharma, the company that makes the prescription opioid painkiller OxyContin, has told an Alaska judge that...

Officials of a northern Utah county are suing drug manufacturers, distributors and doctors in an effort to mitigate the consequences...

Efforts to curb the use of opioids in California’s workers’ compensation system appear to be paying off. New research from...