Another November brings another report by the state Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board, a group of experts brought ...

As part of the broader fight against opioid abuse, it could be another useful tool to reduce the number of deaths and prevent more individuals from becoming addicted in the first place.

adding to a years-long saga of opioid-crisis lawsuits. The settlement doesn’t include any admission of liability and is subject to court approval, the retailer said in a Securities and Exchange ...

Kroger KR1.01%increase; green up pointing triangle finalized a $1.37 billion settlement in connection with the grocery chain’s role in the U.S. opioid crisis, Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford ...

Their goal is provide an additional clinical tool to help minimize the usage of opioid medication as a form of pain management. "The question we were asking is 'how to prolong the duration of an ...

In 2022, Walmart paid $3.1 billion to settle nationwide lawsuits regarding opioid prescriptions. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, made by Denmark’s Novo Nordisk, can reduce rates of opioid and alcohol abuse by up to 50%, according to a new study that supports expectations the drugs can ...

First responders in Clark County can now administer a medication to treat opioid-use disorder through a statewide pilot program. The Washington State Department of Health has partnered with ...

A new study has found that users of Ozempic or a similar drug had a 40% lower rate of opioid overdose and a 50% lower rate of alcohol intoxication than those without a prescription. Fernanda ...

And people with opioid use disorder who were taking the medications had a 40% lower rate of opioid overdose. The findings appear this week in the journal Addiction. The impact that these ...

Federal prosecutors have been investigating McKinsey's role in the opioid epidemic, focusing on its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other drugmakers, Reuters reported in April.

Frank Barry is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and member of the editorial board covering national affairs. He is the author of the new book, "Back Roads and and Better Angels: A Journey Into the ...