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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(WBRE/WYOU) — The opioid epidemic was declared a public health emergency back in 2017. The addictive drug is responsible for about 70% of the 170,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 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 ...

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 ...

StarCare is hosting a community information session on Friday, February 27, in Levelland. The event will have information for ...

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 ...

Children with prenatal opioid exposure face struggles in health, education, and social well-being throughout their childhoods ...

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' ...