Mayor Brandon Scott has appointed an Executive Director of the city's 20 member Opioid Restitution Advisory Board.

A number of counties are using opioid settlement money for child welfare purposes, but spending by Cameron County was ...

North Carolina is one of many states receiving funds from a series of national opioid settlements resolving litigation ...

Over $55 billion in opioid settlement funds are available for EMS agencies and others impacted by the opioid crisis to apply for. In 2021, nationwide settlements were reached to resolve all ...

MONTREAL - The 2023 death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more to prevent similar tragedies, says a coroner’s report ...

A Health Canada analysis determined that the teenager had consumed N-desethyl isotonitazene, a synthetic opioid. The pathology report also found that he was suffering from bilateral ...

For the first time in two decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new class of medication that provides an alternative to addictive opioids for patients looking to manage ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and ...

States and communities ravaged by the opioid crisis would also receive compensation for treatment programs. Much of the money hasn’t been paid out yet. A final settlement of $7.4 billion with ...