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 ...

SAN DIEGO — Two new addiction treatment clinics are opening in San Diego County this week, offering hope to those struggling with opioid addiction ... is just one tool we use amongst all ...

In a study published Thursday in scientific journal Addiction, around 500,000 people with a history of opioid use disorder were analyzed, of which just more than 8,000 were taking either GLP-1 ...

A study published recently in the journal Addiction shows that people with substance-use disorders who take these weight-loss drugs are less likely to experience opioid overdose or alcohol ...

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 ...

Fritz died last month at 60 years old, and now Wolfe, 60, is reflecting on their decadeslong friendship and Fritz’s private battle with opioid addiction. “Here’s the deal,” Wolfe told ...

Marshall is a professor of epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. The opioid and overdose crisis is a national tragedy, claiming more than 1 million lives since 1999.

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 ...