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Life experiences and technical skills are being weighed as people apply to serve on a new task force that will help guide the ways Mercer County spends $2.5 million in opioid lawsuit settlement money.

Oklahoma has made great progress to fight back against the opioid epidemic and to combat the rise in fentanyl, however, ...

Lia Holland of Fight for the Future calls the proposal “a five-alarm fire for nonprofits nationwide,” telling The Guardian: ...

Allegheny County has announced plans to spend a $20 million opioid lawsuit payout. Officials said Thursday the county will ...

Hart is not the only one raising concerns about the deal. Former federal prosecutor Rick Mountcastle, who investigated Purdue ...

US overdose deaths fell by 27% in 2024, marking the largest one-year decline on record. CDC data shows 30,000 fewer deaths, ...

Explore the significant decline in overdose deaths in 2024. Discover the factors behind the largest one-year drop in U.S. history.

The Benzie County Board of Commissioners voted to spend $40,000 of opioid settlement money to replace aging automated external defibrillators (AEDs). Commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of ...

Burnett County, to date, has received $300,000 to utilize in their efforts, while St. Croix County has received $943,330 in opioid settlement funding and anticipates an additional $2,529,073 between ...

Lawmakers resolved some years-long disputes between the Iowa House and Senate, as well as approving major segments of the state budget, before adjourning the legislative session early Thursday. One ...

Drug overdoses have been a point of focus for lawmakers in recent years, particularly alongside the rise of illicit fentanyl use.