The Opioid Epidemic has reached the tipping point as the federal government and states throughout the country are declaring states of emergency. While the problem has been increasing, multiple states ...

WASHINGTON – Years of sustained and coordinated efforts will be required to contain and reverse the harmful societal effects of the prescription and illicit opioid epidemics, which are intertwined and ...

While studies show opioid-related adverse events can be eliminated in the hospital setting by continuously monitoring respiratory activity in pain patients, harm related to opioid treatment continues ...

Guest essayist Judge Frank Forchione shares some good news in the opioid crisis.

(CNN) — The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which experts predict will reduce Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, combined with the proposed elimination of a $56 million grant for ...

HENDERSONVILLE – Strategies to curb opioid overdoses and assist recovery, funded by state money from a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies and distributors, are showing encouraging results, ...

With an estimated 5 million Americans battling opioid use disorder—resulting in tens of thousands of deaths each year—a new ...

Patients and clinicians in primary care settings found that safer-use strategies for opioids and stimulants were acceptable and that they enhanced patient-centered care. Clinicians supported these ...

Some on the front lines of the opioid crisis in one of the nation’s hardest-hit states would like to hear more about President Donald Trump’s plans to fight it. Trump is headed to Ohio on Monday but ...