In the battle against opioids, one city blames drug makers
Everett, Washington, is suing Purdue Pharma for "recklessly" supplying OxyContin to "suspicious" physicians and pharmacies
Opioid Epidemic
Doctors' group rethinks approach to opioid addiction
American College of Physicians says we need to do more to curb the opioid epidemic that’s plaguing the country
Woman speaks out after overdose video goes viral
After 750,000 watched her overdose, the woman is speaking out, and she wants to send a message to other addicts
Curious toddlers tragic victims of opioid epidemic
The number of children under the age of 5 who die after swallowing opioids has steadily climbed over the last decade
Opioid addiction can start within just a few days
“If your doctor is going to prescribe an opioid, be educated about what it can potentially do," expert warns
Hidden problem may hinder opioid addiction treatment
Opioid addicts who undergo “medication-assisted treatment” often have a serious side issue, say Johns Hopkins researchers
CDC: Drug OD deaths nearly triple since 1999
Whites and middle-aged adults have been hardest hit, new report finds
Louisville sees record 52 overdoses in 32 hours
In response, dozens of people received free training on how to administer naloxone, a drug used to counter the effects of opioids like heroin
Opioid overdose crisis plagues Cleveland
Every day, 91 Americans die from an overdose of opioids; in Cleveland, it's a crisis
West Virginia distributing 8,000 overdose antidote kits
West Virginia has the highest rate of overdoses of any state
A way to predict who'll become a drug addict
Armed with big data, Travelers Insurance developed a program that aims to spot those at risk for opioid dependency
Rural Americans at higher risk from five leading causes of death
Many of these deaths are preventable, according to a new government report
Federal prosecutor tackles heroin scourge that claimed his son
“This epidemic hits everybody, and I think my situation exemplifies that,” says Bruce Brandler, interim U.S. attorney in Pennsylvania
Retired Virginia nurse couldn't save daughter from opioids
For her daughter, marijuana became mushrooms became cocaine, and eventually drugs would take her life
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A novel approach: Fighting painkiller addiction at home
While waiting to get into a treatment program, people hooked on opioids can use a drug at home to curb cravings, new research suggests
Former drugmaker execs accused of bribing doctors to push pain meds
Six former employees of Insys Therapeutics face conspiracy charges over allegedly rewarding doctors for prescribing their spray version of fentanyl -- even when it wasn't necessary
Overdose deaths rise by more than 100 percent in some states, CDC report says
In comparison, the number of people who died from car crashes increased 12 percent and gun deaths (including homicides and suicides) increased 7 percent
Drugmakers push profitable, but unproven, opioid solution
Pharmaceutical companies are promoting harder-to-abuse painkillers but proof is scant on whether or not they help reduce overdoses
Teen drug use drops to all-time low
New research sheds light on shifting trends in tobacco and alcohol use, as well
Doctors track "explosion" of opioid-addicted newborns
Newborn babies addicted to opioids are being born at record rates – especially in rural areas
Drug overdoses now kill more Americans than guns
“I don’t think we’ve ever seen anything like this. Certainly not in modern times."
Rising price of opioid OD antidote could cost lives
Escalating prices of the drug naloxone may threaten efforts to reduce opioid-related deaths across America, new research suggests
These medicines often send Americans to the ER
New research from the CDC cites these medications for nearly half of adverse drug-related events
Heroin's colorblind, gender-equal, easy-access assault on America
While anti-overdose drugs like Narcan have become a lifeline, there is no quick fix for the epidemic that's spread across the country
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