Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said West Virginia's toll-free line for drug-related problems has received more than 7,500 calls since it began more than a year ago.Tomblin said the state advisory group on ...

With prescription painkiller abuse continuing to lead discussions at pain management conferences, many in the medical community are coming together in an attempt to develop the ultimate handbook ...

President Donald Trump is poised to deliver a major speech Thursday on fighting the opioid epidemic, the deadliest drug crisis in U.S. history. 24/7 Live New York City New Jersey Long Island ...

As painkiller overdoses mount, researchers outline effective approaches to curb epidemic. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 9, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2012 / 09 / 120920140202.htm ...

Although the opioid epidemic is getting worse, a panel of experts says it’s still possible to stem the abuse of prescription drugs and other ... but panel outlines steps that could curb epidemic.

America’s opioid abuse epidemic seems unstoppable. In 2015, the American Society of Addiction Medicine reported that there were 20.5 million Americans living with a substance abuse disorder ...

"It's a great day to be a heroin dealer in America," says Sam Quinones, the author of "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic (Bloomsbury: 384 pp., $28), a brisk and startling new ...

Leaders of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Tuesday published an outline of how the nation’s medical research agency plans to spend the $500 million Congress gave it to fight the ...

A committee created by Mayor Jim Kenney to address the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia unveiled this week 18 recommendations as part of its final report.

LMDPW worked with several other agencies and community members to outline a proposal for where the first payments should be spent.. Roughly $2.6 million will go to promoting long-term recovery by ...

I-Team: Tax Dollars Funding Rx Drug Epidemic Simply because a doctor’s name appears on the list of top prescribers does not mean that doctor is practicing in an illegal or unethical manner ...

America’s opioid abuse epidemic seems unstoppable. In 2015, the American Society of Addiction Medicine reported that there were 20.5 million Americans living with a substance abuse disorder ...