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More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren't more people getting help?

A new study finds little change in the number of people taking a key medicine for opioid addiction even though it's now easier for doctors to prescribe it. read more

Kane County launches new opioid awareness campaign

The “Your Story Matters” campaign is designed to destigmatize the people who are struggling with substance use disorders and give those impacted by the opioid crisis in one way or another the ... read more

It's easier now to treat opioid addiction with medication—but use has changed little, study finds

For years, even as opioid overdose deaths dramatically increased, doctors and other prescribers in the United States needed special permission from the federal government if they wanted to prescribe ... read more

Ex-Scottsbluff police captain who stole drugs for opioid addiction sentenced

Brian Wasson, a former captain with the Scottsbluff Police Department, was sentenced to prison for felony theft of drug evidence. read more

Report: McKinsey Is Target of Opioid-Related Criminal Probe

McKinsey & Company, the consulting firm that advised companies how to "supercharge" opioid sales, is the target of a criminal investigation into its role in a crisis that has killed more Americans ... read more

Opioid Crisis: McKinsey's Troubles Increase Amidst Litigations

The opioid epidemic has wreaked havoc across the United States, leaving a trail of addiction, suffering, and loss. Amidst this crisis, McKinsey & Company, a renowned global consulting firm, finds ... read more

McKinsey Faces Criminal Probe for its Role in Opioid Crisis

The Justice Department is investigating the consulting firm over its role in advising drug makers how to market prescription painkillers and contributed to a national addiction disaster. read more

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

Funds to combat opioid addiction under agreement

On Monday, the Vancouver City Council signed off on joining an opioid settlement between the state of Washington and Johnson & Johnson over the pharmaceutical company’s marketing practices tha ... read more

Opioid Crisis-Treatment

- Tabs of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, are photographed in Greenfield, Mass., on July 23, 2018. It’s easier than ever for doctors to prescribe ... read more

Obstacles in navigating a tangled healthcare system with a history of addiction

People with POTS and other accompanying conditions have struggled to get the right treatments, and that’s had huge repercussions, particularly for those prescribed opioids. read more

Opinion: Rural Coloradans need greater access to opioid addiction treatment and a new federal bill would help

Allowing addiction medicine specialists to prescribe methadone would improve the availability of a lifesaving treatment. read more