West Virginia leads nation in overdose deaths among middle-aged adults; Virginia accelerates response with $46.7 million ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. An estimated 8.9 million Americans aged 12 and older misused opioids in 2023. Opioids ...

Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute In Support of SB 36: “Child abuse or neglect; prenatal use of a controlled substance or drug as prescribed.” January 23, 2026 Senate ...

Editor’s Note: As we continue to observe National Recovery Month, Homeland Security Today contributor Robert Patterson – former Acting Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) – ...

The Cherokee Nation is investing $23 million into addiction treatment centers, the tribe announced last week. The investment ...

CHEYENNE — Laramie County has allocated nearly $2.2 million in federal funds to local organizations to help alleviate the impacts of the opioid crisis. The funds come from the National Opioids ...

The Ohio House approved a bill, sponsored by state Rep. Al Cutrona, requiring certain prescription drugs to be handled almost exclusively by electronic means in an effort to address opioid abuse and ...

Costa Mesa is set to receive $4.6 million over 15 years as part of the nationwide legal settlements against drug makers and ...

Harlan County, Kentucky, had a drug overdose rate two times the national average. Through funding and community programs, those rates are declining.

Pennsylvania could receive up to $200 million over a period of 15 years as part of a settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. On Monday, 55 U.S. Attorneys General announced a ...

This project in particular is getting the evidence-based materials out to as many localities and to as many people as possible. One of the most enduring public health crises in Virginia and much of ...