As Pennsylvania child welfare offices struggle with staff shortages, some are using opioid funds for support—raising ...

The spending plan outlines: $11.6 million for community proposals supporting treatment; $3.8 million to put toward the county ...

Mills County officials are working to identify the best ways to utilize dollars from recent national opioid settlements.

Despite legal experts’ widespread assertion that CBS’ editorial judgment was protected by the First Amendment, The New York Times Thursday night reported that a settlement was in the works.

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 ...

Waitangi Tribunal member Robyn Anderson grills one of the Crown lawyers during the second stage of the Northland hearing in 2017. Photo/ Peter de Graaf One of the Waitangi Tribunal’s most ...

Embattled music mogul Russell Simmons is on the hook for over $8 million in confidential settlement agreements, according to three women who have accused him of sexual assault. Lawyers for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pennsylvania looks likely to receive another big infusion of money from another court settlement over responsibility for the nation’s ongoing opioid epidemic. If the settlement is finalized ...