Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brian Castrucci is the president & CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation. To start, we do not yet know the cause of the decline. Some ...

San Luis Obispo County is examining the best way to regulate kratom, a product that can produce opioid-like effects.

The opioid crisis is compounded by disparities in treatment access, particularly among racial, gender, and age groups, necessitating equitable solutions. Legislative efforts, such as the Opioid Harm ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – The number of opioid-related overdose fatalities fell below 1,000 for the first time in more than a decade in ...

In honor of National Naloxone Awareness Day on June 6 th, Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) is teaming up with Victoria’s Voice Foundation – which launched the awareness day with bipartisan ...

"The epidemic evolves differently in different states, and policies related to opioid treatment should be reflective of the needs of each state. It is critical to have tailored policies; this is not a ...

Purdue Pharma, the OxyContin manufacturer, was sentenced in federal court and ordered to pay $5.5 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic.

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. District Judge David Faber is going to rule again on the nearly decade-old legal battle between ...

The story everyone knows about the opioid epidemic goes like this: Big, bad Purdue Pharma aggressively marketed its potent painkiller OxyContin, hooking legions of unsuspecting Americans on the ...

Portsmouth, Ohio and the U.S. Grant Bridge as seen from Kentucky on March 19, 2025. Portsmouth was hit hard by the opioid epidemic. For years, it had the highest drug overdose death rate in the state.

South Carolina’s Attorney General, joined by leaders from Upstate service and non-profit organizations, announced on Thursday ...