Lawton installs a Naloxone vending machine to combat opioid overdoses, offering free, easy access to the lifesaving drug.

Data shows New Jersey recorded 2,816 overdose deaths in 2023. That’s about an 11 percent decline from the prior year, with ...

The Marshall County Commission is using funds from the statewide opioid lawsuit settlement to address the opioid crisis's ...

Opioids: In the last 20 years, they've spread through every corner of the country. Every town — almost every person — has been impacted by these drugs in one way or another. Still, confusion and ...

More than $1.86 million in opioid settlement funds will be distributed to six community-based organizations in Pima County to ...

Project Noelle is working to make sure children affected by the opioid epidemic are not forgotten, providing year-round ...

Clay County Community Paramedicine is hosting a free event at Middleburg-Clay Hill Library to provide Narcan and CPR/AED ...

For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration approved the opioid OxyContin for the treatment of chronic pain.

Researchers at USF Health have discovered a new way opioid receptors can work that may lead to safer pain medications. Their findings show that certain experimental compounds can amplify pain relief ...

A new study suggests that falling involvement in organized religion among middle-aged white Americans with less education may have contributed to the rise in what are known as “deaths of despair.” ...

Pregnant women who reported opioid use disorder were more likely to face serious health complications, as were their children ...

A new law in Pennsylvania empowers EMS with rapid data on overdoses, enabling quicker responses and saving lives amidst the ...