Opioid crisis: A decade of frustration | Column
Guest essayist Judge Frank Forchione laments that Stark County opioid deaths have "continued to spiral upward." ...
Fentanyl's financial grip on US skyrocketed to $2.7T at height of Biden admin: study
The opioid crisis in 2023, amid the Biden administration, cost the U.S. $2.7 trillion, according to a Council of Economic ...
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Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing
During the most severe period of the opioid crisis, in 2022 and 2023 ... told NPR these measures were finally squeezing the ...
Opioid deaths in US hit record numbers
The opioid epidemic costs the U.S. over $1.5 trillion annually, overloading hospitals, public health systems, and law ...
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Bipartisan Crusade in Senate Tackles Opioid Crisis: Kelly and Tillis Unveil Groundbreaking Alternatives to PAIN Act for Senior Health
U.S. Senators propose the Alternatives to PAIN Act to increase access to non-opioid pain treatments for seniors.
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Crisis Center of Tampa Bay's new paramedicine program will support opioid recovery
The Crisis Center of Tampa Bay launched a free week-long program that medically assists overdose patients while they detox ...
Experts: Journavx a prescription to stem Long Island's addiction crisis
Now a third option is available after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ ...
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Senate confirms Pam Bondi as Attorney General
The U.S. Senate confirmed Pam Bondi as the new U.S. Attorney General. Bondi was confirmed in a 54-46 vote, with senators ...
Fentanyl czar’s first priority will be stopping illegal drug supply, minister says
The first target for Canada’s fentanyl czar Kevin Brosseau will be attacking the illegal supply of the highly addictive ...