By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and ...

Two of the owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to a congressional committee on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller has played a role in the national opioid crisis ...

Lawyers representing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, branches of the Sackler family that own it, cities, states, counties, Native American tribes, people with addiction and others across the U.S.

WASHINGTON — Victims of opioid addiction weren't in the room when OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma persuaded half the state attorneys general to settle claims over the company's role in the nationwide ...

While looking back on the highs and lows of her life in a new memoir, Christine Brown Woolley shares a raw confession about her past experience with oxycodone addiction. In her book, titled “Sister ...

This story discusses addiction. To locate recovery services in Kentucky, visit The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is ...

Harlan County, Kentucky, a rural part of the state with high overdose rates, is becoming a model for addiction recovery. The county has implemented recovery programs, drug courts, and transportation ...