Massachusetts residents who lost relatives to opioid overdoses expressed elation Thursday after the family that built its fortune on the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin agreed to a new deal to ...

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and antianxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to Rutgers Health ...

The deal comes after the Supreme Court blocked a controversial bankruptcy plan for Purdue that shielded Sackler family members from future lawsuits.

Since the opioid epidemic was declared an emergency in 2017, it has claimed more than 450,000 lives, but local drug and alcohol specialists are working to fight the crisis daily. The ...

Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller.

On January 17, 2025, the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published two ...

The agreement also ends the Sacklers’ control of Purdue Pharma and prohibits them from selling opioids in the United States.

Emergency room admissions for people overdosing in Palm Beach County decreased by 19% as the county launches a new online dashboard and prepares for a "state-of-the-art Crisis Center for Mental Health ...

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and anti-anxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to researchers.

In November, the state of Michigan announced a nearly 6% decline in the number of deaths due to overdose, five times faster than the national decline.

Mental health and substance use calls have become a large portion of fire departments’ work, but firefighters don't always receive training.

For individuals reporting cannabis use, the odds of opioid misuse are reduced among individuals in states with medical ...