opioid

Kelly Wright hosts an episode of "America's Hope" focusing on the crisis of fentanyl addiction in the United States. Richard Taite, an expert on drug addiction, discusses potential solutions and ...

One sample of nitazenes was found to be 43 times more potent than fentanyl.

Biden administration announces plan as drug deaths linked to fentanyl and other narcotics exceed 109,000 annually in the ...

A synthetic opioid 25 times more powerful than fentanyl has made its way to the Quebec City region, ...

Nearly 645,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the United States between 1999 and 2021.

E-commerce giant eBay has agreed to pay $59 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the Controlled ...

OLYMPIA, Wash.—The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more ...

Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to resolve claims by U.S. health insurers ...

The AvertD test uses a cheek swab to identify markers of potential opioid addiction.

The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal from four pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors or retailers ...

Alberta is pushing for legislation changes that would allow it to expand and adjust class-action lawsuits against opioid ...

Commentary How many doctors does it take to change a government policy killing young Canadians? Seventeen? Maybe. That’s ...

The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a ...

Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay $230 million to resolve lawsuits by hundreds of U.S. ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved an opioid overdose drug for over-the-counter (OTC) use from a ...

Anne Milgram, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, testifies to a hearing on "Oversight of the Drug Enforcement ...

WASHINGTON—On July 25, the House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at holding Chinese officials accountable for the ...

A dangerous synthetic opioid recently detected in at least four states has been linked to one death and ...

LAS VEGAS—The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain’s role ...

The British Columbia government is expanding access to opioid treatment medications such as methadone by providing universal coverage ...

NEW YORK—Bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma can shield its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, from opioid ...

With its "safer supply" approach to addiction, Canada's federal government is giving out large amounts of hydromorphone—a drug ...

A doctor based in Clarksville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Thursday to six months in prison, as well as a ...

San Francisco said on Wednesday it reached a $230 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. over its ...

The Kroger Co. has agreed to pay West Virginia $68 million to settle claims that it fueled the ...

The Texas Senate voted unanimously on March 15 to pass a bill that would increase the penalties for the ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government on Monday sued Rite Aid Corp., accusing the pharmacy chain of missing "red flags" as ...