Drugmakers must educate doctors about opioid prescription, agency says. July 10, 2012— -- Companies that manufacture powerful, long-acting opioid painkillers will have to sponsor education ...

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 ...

The Wisconsin Opioid Overdose Response Center recently received an extension to the grant they obtained in September of 2024 to keep their work towards getting opioid harm reduction supplies and ...

The connection between opioid use and mental health is not just a matter of statistics. It is a reality for countless families where the opioid crisis and mental health struggles collide with ...

Misinformation and stigma about substance use makes it difficult to change prevention, treatment, and recovery outcomes. Purdue Extension Health and Human Sciences has a free playlist of videos that ...

It's difficult to overstate the corrosive impact of Canada's ongoing opioid crisis. Since 2016, there have been over 40,000 opioid-related deaths across the country, devastating Canadian families from ...

(WBRE/WYOU)— Since the opioid epidemic was declared an emergency in 2017, it has claimed more than 450,000 lives, but local drug and alcohol specialists are working to fight the crisis daily. The ...

Numbers from the Centers for Disease Control released earlier this month show it was another record year for overdose deaths in the U.S. “Preliminary data shows that for 2017, we had roughly 72,000 ...

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — More inmates in the St. Landry Parish Jail will have a new resource to help them successfully re-enter society. The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office has introduced a ...

TEXARKANA, Texas - Fentanyl and other opioids are fueling the worst drug crisis in the history of the U.S. The Texarkana Homeless Coalition is hosting a Narcan training event this week to help combat ...

Southern Boone County Public Library will host an opioid education and naloxone distribution event on Tuesday, Nov. 12 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 109 N Main St, Ashland, MO 65010. This 'SAVE-A-LIFE' ...