Drug deaths are down in Florida, with opioid-related deaths experiencing the most dramatic drop, according to a new report ...

Kentucky's attorney general says the state will receive $110 million to settle its lawsuit accusing one of the nation's ...

fentanyl is now the most commonly used drug involved in drug overdoses. The rate of drug overdoses involving the synthetic opioid skyrocketed by about 113% each year from 2013 through 2016.

Opioid misuse and specifically opioid use disorder (OUD), continues to represent a significant U.S. public health threat, with more than 6 million Americans aged 12 and older meeting the criteria for ...

Opioids are some of the most widely used and misused drugs in the ... or taken non-medically to induce feelings of euphoria. The major risk associated with opioids is overdose.

Opioids have been a major problem in the U.S. since the late ... The agreements require most of the money to be used to fight the crisis but offer great flexibility in how to do it.