The tri-county coalition dedicated to community health and well-being is back in the public eye – with a new name and a new coordinator.

The Lake County Opiate Task Force announced this week its official name change to the Lake County Addiction Task Force. According to officials, the action marks a “significant step in the group’s ...

Clay County has decided how it will spend money from lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies in a widespread effort to prevent future overdose deaths from opioids like fentanyl.

New Bedford is one of the communities in Massachusetts that is still very much in the throes of the opioid crisis.

Renovations now underway at the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department headquarters were boosted Tuesday when the Mercer County Commission unanimously approved $100,000 in opioid settlement money for the ...

Public health officials in Dodge County are using opioid settlement funds to help steer youth away from drug use.

District Attorney Michael E. McMahon hosted the Staten Island Fentanyl and Overdose Task Force at its first meeting of the ...

Debbie met Stein not long after Hunter died in 2016 and has used the last 8-plus years to advocate for the dangers of opioids. Their connection became so strong that she shared her story in a series ...

Rep. Dan Newhouse has introduced the Joint Task Force to Counter Illicit Synthetic Narcotics Act of 2025, aiming to establish ...

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid, up to 50 times stronger than heroin, and can cause rapid respiratory failure.

The town of Ashland is reminding Hanover County residents of the county’s free Naloxone by Mail program, which is intended to ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Law enforcement officials are warning the public about an increase in overdose deaths in the St. Cloud ...