The U.S. opioid crisis has varied in severity across the country, leading to extended debate about how and why it has spread. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Now, a ...

-The U.S. opioid crisis has varied in severity across the country, leading to extended debate about how and why it has spread. Now, a study co-authored by MIT economists sheds new light on these ...

A committee of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority approved more than half a million dollars in new grants this month, ...

The opioid crisis hasn’t gone away. It may have grown quieter in the headlines, but it is louder than ever in our communities. For local governments, the front lines are all too familiar. Mayors, ...

To help combat the nation’s opioid crisis, Google said it will begin to displaying local prescription drug disposal locations on Google Maps. Last month, search queries for “medication disposal near ...

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups, according to a national survey conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lost $5.2 billion to the opioid crisis in 2023, a significant increase from $3.5 billion in 2020, according to new research from Virginia Commonwealth University's Center of ...

After years of legal battles, state attorneys general won billions of dollars in opioid settlements from drug companies accused of fueling the addiction crisis. They declared victory at press ...

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