During my 30 years in the Indiana Senate, I witnessed numerous pieces of legislation aimed at toughening our drug policies ...

A surge in cocaine use, a rise in methamphetamine deaths and a worsening fentanyl epidemic were all among the top concerns ...

Axios Visuals Opioid abuse is as much an economic problem as a public health crisis, according to a comprehensive analysis provided first to Axios that shows Indiana spends more than $670,000 on each ...

Addiction is not a moral failing. It's a medical disease, and those in recovery who need medication like buprenorphine should ...

Newton County now has a Narcan vending machine at its detention center, to aid people who need the medication for opioid overdose.

The $1.3 million grant will extend detox stays from the current five days to up to 10 for eligible participants.

One promising approach is a dedicated specialist to prevent ordinary pain management from turning into the kind of addiction ...

Drug-related overdoses and poisoning deaths dropped by 22% in 2024 over the previous year in Los Angeles County, marking the ...

The death toll remains ‘incredibly high,’ an expert says, increasing between 20 and 100 per cent in some communities ...

Despite the sharp decline in fentanyl overdose deaths, there were still 1,263 in L.A. County last year, representing a ...

The Chicago Department of Public Health issued an alert after a surge in opioid-related overdoses during the recent heatwave.

All 50 American states, plus D.C. and some territories earlier this month reached a settlement with Purdue Pharma, the maker ...