Prescription opioid abuse and its downstream effects have reached epidemic proportions in the United States. On May 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved a step closer to providing help to ...

A local physician has plead guilty to charges related to the prescribing opioids without a medical purpose. Sanjay Mehta, D.O ...

Opioids accounted for 86 percent of all drug overdose deaths in the state with the highest overdose mortality rate.

Billions in opioid settlement money was meant to be spent on treating and preventing addiction — but what happens if it's ...

NY Attorney General Letitia James secures $720 million from 8 drug companies for their role in the opioid crisis.

CT and NY are part of a $720 million settlement with eight drug manufacturers. The money collected will go toward ...

The 21217 ZIP code, which encompasses the Penn North neighborhood where Thursday’s overdoses took place, was by far the ...

This multi-state settlement addresses makers of generic versions of opioids and is up to $720 million, officials said.

Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Thursday approximately $720 million nationwide in settlements with eight drug makers ...

The agreement follows years-long litigation involving prescription drug makers accused of playing a key role in the growing ...

City officials rolled out Mayor Brandon Scott’s plan to tackle the city’s opioid crisis, shortly before Thursday’s suspected ...

Federal data show that opioid-related overdose deaths dropped to the lowest level since 2013 — a decline seen across all ...