The opioid crisis refers to the rapid increase in opioid overuse, misuse, and overdose deaths since the 1990s. It involves both prescription opioids and opioids that people use recreationally. People ...

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

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Texas has awarded more than $21 million in grants to combat the opioid crisis statewide, with three Nueces County organizations receiving a portion of the funding to expand ...

Illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids continue to devastate communities across America. Accidental opioid overdose remains the leading cause of death for Americans 18 to 44 and senior citizens ...

Most people understand that our country is facing a crisis of opioid addiction and deaths. To combat this, you need proven solutions and resources. Yet, a lot of the money that is supposed to be spent ...

When Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services announced its plan to divvy up millions in opioid settlement money, ...

San Francisco public-health officials said they are cautiously optimistic about the progress made in 2024 in tackling the opioid crisis in The City. Fatal overdoses through the first 11 months of the ...

During my tenure as CDC Director, I witnessed firsthand how quickly emerging substances can overwhelm our public health infrastructure. Today, I’m compelled to warn about a new threat hiding in plain ...

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.

While the dangers of fentanyl have been dominating headlines for years, the death toll from another class of extremely potent synthetic opioids called “nitazenes” has been climbing steadily. For ...

Vance could have been a key player in addressing the roots of the opioid crisis. Instead, he went in another direction. Republican vice presidential nominee Senator J.D. Vance speaks at a campaign ...

The opioid epidemic was declared a national public health emergency in 2017. There are many causes of the opioid epidemic. They include the overprescription of opioids, in part due to misleading ...