opioid crisis

On this Tuesday, July 21, episode of Sundial:Civilian Oversight Panel ProposalFor years, advocates have pushed for the creation of a civilian oversight…

Relaxed regulations in response to the pandemic means more access to addiction treatment medications. But recovery programs are accepting fewer people, and the danger of overdose remains high.

The disruption in the illegal opioid trade had varying impacts around the country. As stay-at-home orders lift, that creates different risks of overdose that public health is trying to manage.

The federal government has waived a law that required an in-person doctor's visit before patients could be prescribed drugs that quell withdrawal symptoms. That's a boon for patients, counselors say.

Asher Lieberman has been obsessed with diseases since he was little.He was inspired by a character on a TV show who was a doctor with the Centers for…

His sentencing is the culmination of a months-long criminal trial that resulted in the first successful prosecution of pharmaceutical executives tied to the opioid epidemic.

Florida schools could soon come equipped with the drug that reverses heroin overdoses.A bill under consideration in the state Legislature would allow…

A drug maker accused of using bribes and kickbacks to encourage doctors to prescribe a highly addictive opioid painkiller has won a partial reprieve in federal court.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is opening a new front in the war against opioids, with a board member actively recruiting other urban school systems to…

From medical professionals to law enforcement to recovering addicts, the opioid crisis has affected people from all walks of life. At a University of...

A few hundred hospitals have banded together to sue drugmakers in state courts, but far more are staying on the sidelines to avoid 'unflattering attention' about their role in the opioid crisis.

Four defendants, including three big U.S. distributors, have struck a deal with Summit and Cuyahoga counties. It doesn't resolve thousands of other lawsuits filed against the firms across the U.S.