Opioid overdose's respiratory depression can damage oxygen-sensitive brain cells, produce lasting cognitive and emotional ...

While opioids have been involved in most of Alaska’s drug overdose deaths, another drug is a frequent contributor to those outcomes: methamphetamine. A little over half of the fatal overdoses in ...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's latest plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids could soon move forward after every U.S. state involved agreed to it.Related video above: FDA ...

RICHMOND — Virginia’s overdose rate has been on a decline, and now recovery advocates are worried the president’s proposed budget plans may reverse this. The Trump Administration’s proposed budget for ...

Nearly 140,000 people filed claims against the company for the harm they said its drugs caused. Fewer than half of them will get any compensation.

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Under settlement, Sackler family will pay state, local and Native American tribal governments, individual victims and others Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your ...

A judge on Tuesday delayed the criminal sentencing of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma in order to allow victims to attend the court proceeding in person. U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo ...

The first Opioid Settlement Funds Community Convening has been scheduled for late July, city officials announced Wednesday.

A massive study of more than 600,000 U.S. veterans suggests that popular GLP-1 drugs such as semaglutide may do far more than help with diabetes and weight loss—they could also fight addiction itself.

A judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225 million to the Justice Department on Tuesday, clearing the way for the company to finalize a settlement of thousands of ...