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.

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 ...

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.

Three people believed to be suffering drug overdoses in Ukiah Tuesday were revived with the use of Narcan, the Mendocino ...

Spokane County continues to grapple with the ongoing opioid epidemic, with overdose deaths reaching unprecedented levels.

HealthDay News — US drug overdose deaths (DODs) started declining in 2023, with a faster decline for opioid-related versus stimulant-related DOD rates, according to a study published online June 12 in ...