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 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 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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 2025 Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day Learning Series helped New Jersey prescribers deepen their understanding of safer, non-opioid pain management options, advancing efforts to reduce opioid misuse ...

Mesa is doling out $1 million to seven nonprofits for programs such as youth prevention education and holistic support for parents and infants in an effort to address the opioid crisis in the city.

West Virginia lawmakers have introduced legislation that would expand fentanyl and opioid awareness education to younger ...

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' ...