Cities, counties ask Big Pharma to limit opioids production
Lawyers for local governments proposed ultra-high-dosage opioids be permanently taken off the market, CBS News has learned
America's Opioid Epidemic
Cities, counties meet with drug companies to discuss opioid settlement
Attendees at the talks included Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, whose state is among those hardest hit by the opioid crisis
The backstory of Trump's foundering opioid fight
In public, the White House is championing the cause -- but the behind-the-scenes struggle is more complicated
FDA cracks down on abuse of anti-diarrhea medication
Some addicts take huge doses of loperamide – sold under the brand name Imodium A-D – to try to ease withdrawal or maintain a high
Why senators are wearing purple ribbons to State of the Union
Senators are hoping President Trump will address the crisis in a meaningful way
Drug companies flex lobbying muscle in fight against state opioid lawsuits
There's a high-stakes, behind-the-scenes campaign to pressure state attorneys general to settle opioid lawsuits
Lawmaker pushes to shift opioid fight from border wall to mailbox
For nearly a year, Sen. Rob Portman and a team of investigators have tracked the deadly, door-to-door delivery of fentanyl
Philadelphia backs safe injection sites to curb opioid overdoses
Philadelphia has the highest opioid death rate of any large U.S. city: More than 1,200 people fatally overdosed in Philadelphia in 2017
Native American tribes sue opioid industry groups
The lawsuit follows more than 70 cases filed across the country and ties claims to the drugs' impact on Native Americans
Doctor charged in 5 patients' deaths from opioids
Prosecutors say the Pennsylvania doctor prescribed nearly 3 million doses of opioids over a 19-month period, more than anyone else in the state
Soaring drug deaths cut U.S. life expectancy for 2nd year
For the first time, the powerful painkiller fentanyl and its opioid cousins played a bigger role in deaths than any other legal or illegal drug
Amid opioid epidemic, U.S. police split on Narcan
The antidote brings people back from the brink of death by overdose, but some argue it subjects police to danger while making no lasting impact on the death toll
Tough love from a judge helped heroin addict turn her life around
Chris Wilton has seen some pretty cases as a drug treatment court judge, but he says Jennifer Jensen's case was "as bad as it gets"
Trump to donate third-quarter salary to fighting opioid crisis
President Trump will donate three months of his salary to an opioid public awareness campaign
Report sheds light on Chicago's death rate from opioids
Report also claims that while in the suburbs and among whites the main approach is treatment, the strategy in Chicago among African Americans is arrest and prosecution
Kids still getting risky painkiller after tonsillectomy
Despite warnings from the FDA, some U.S. children are still being given the opioid painkiller codeine after having their tonsils removed, a new study finds
Study compares top two meds used to treat opioid addiction
In the midst of an unprecedented opioid crisis, researchers conducted a head-to-head trial of two leading addiction treatments
Can you overdose from fentanyl left on shopping carts?
A warning about the dangers of drug residue on shopping carts went viral — but experts were quick to cast doubt on the claim
Feds announce new measures to crack down on fentanyl
The new actions come after the president's declaration that the nation's opioid crisis is a public health emergency
Public health experts: Treat addiction like a disease
Tom McLellan and Gary Mendell -- two men dedicated to ending opioid crisis -- say substance abuse treatment needs a makeover
OTC painkillers as effective as opioids in ER patients
A new study looked at opioids versus over-the-counter painkillers for treatment in patients with broken bones and sprains
Record haul of drugs collected at DEA event, officials say
About 912,305 pounds -- or 456 tons -- of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs were turned in
How opioids compare with past drug crises
The current opioid crisis is the most widespread and deadly drug epidemic in the nation's history, but there has been a long string of others
Authorities seize enough fentanyl for "1 million overdoses"
The federal government is sending law enforcement teams to cities in five states to help stop the flow of heroin and synthetic opioids
This drug is driving rapid rise in overdose deaths
New report shows fentanyl is a major factor in the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history
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