Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family who own the company have proposed a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of ...

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family that controls the major prescription opioids manufacturer have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with West Virginia and 13 other states due to fueling the ...

The agreement also ends the Sacklers’ control of Purdue Pharma and prohibits them from selling opioids in the United States.

Individuals with opioid use disorder can get “stuck” in particular patterns of brain activity, a new Yale study finds. And this stickiness is more pronounced after they’ve seen images related to ...

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and anti-anxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to researchers.

For individuals reporting cannabis use, the odds of opioid misuse are reduced among individuals in states with medical ...

Despite a rise in the number of individuals needing treatment for substance use disorder in the United States, treatment ...

Gov. Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong announced the state is investing $58.6 million to create a program ...

Under a new state pilot, paramedics in Kitsap County will start administering a medication that blunts withdrawals and cravings.

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 ...

The money is part of $75 million in funds the state has received since 2022 from legal settlements with opioid makers, ...