Painful Truth Campaign encourages non-opioid solutions for pain relief

The United States makes up around 4% of the world's population, but it consumes more than 80% of the world's opioids. Read More

‘Facing the worst drug crisis in history’ a new law was signed in hopes of help

The United States is said to be facing the worst drug crisis in history, and new acts are being put into place to help combat the fentanyl crisis, which according to the ... Read More

Opioid Epidemic

The overdose crisis ... in the opioid epidemic ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jen Ashton explains a new study that found opioids not to be helpful in reducing pain severity or physical ... Read More

Help combat opioid abuse

The opioid crisis has had a widespread and destructive impact on our state and entire country, which is why we’re working together to fight back. State and local leaders are investing in prevention ... Read More

What is the opioid crisis?

Doctors primarily prescribe opioids for pain relief. This article explores the opioid crisis in more detail, including its history and how different organizations are trying to combat it. Read More

World News

By Lara Jakes Horses Run Loose Through Central London in Surreal Spectacle Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ... Read More

UAMS to host lecture on opioid crisis

a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and author of "Empire of Pain," will speak at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on April 26 about the opioid crisis. Entitled "The Secret ... Read More

Government Data Refute the Notion That Overprescribing Caused the 'Opioid Crisis'

That $26 billion settlement resolved myriad government-backed lawsuits alleging that reckless distribution of these medications produced the ongoing "opioid crisis ... treatment of people in pain ... Read More

Old Newspaper Box in Ohio Repurposed as Narcan Distributor to Combat Opioid Crisis

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images A city in Ohio has crafted a new tool to aid the battle against the growing opioid crisis ... celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Read More

The opioid crisis is still hitting Indiana hard. We need to make a change.

The opioid epidemic ... access to addiction treatment programs, which can include medication-assisted treatment, counseling and support groups. We have let this crisis ravage our communities ... Read More

Opioid crisis: Port Orange chamber forum addresses 'biggest threat to our community'

PORT ORANGE ― The opioid epidemic is a national crisis that claimed the lives of ... but from prescription pain medications or knockoffs of those drugs, according to Chitwood. Read More

Boozman: Help Combat Opioid Abuse

The opioid crisis has had a widespread and destructive impact on our state and entire country, which is why we’re working together to fight back. State and local leaders are ... Read More