New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) signed Executive Order 219 on Tuesday declaring the opioid epidemic a public health crisis in the state. The order creates a drug abuse task force — which will be ...

Signs that a teen might have recently started using drugs were listed on materials handed out to parents: behaving ...

Dallas County had more than 3,800 deadly or non-fatal opioid overdoses in 2023. That’s a 58% increase over 2018. Numbers like that contributed to the recent launch of the county's opioid overdose ...

Advocates say education is key to preventing addiction as the opioid and fentanyl crisis continues.

The opioid epidemic has moved off the front page, but that doesn’t mean it has gone away. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reported about 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses from ...

How does your doctor actually prescribe opioid medication? Why is it hard to get a refill? What are the best solutions to help patients with pain?