For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug ...

Several states have reached a $7.4 billion settlement with the Sackler family and their pharmaceutical company Purdue over ...

Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a ...

Passing the Alternatives to PAIN Act would be an excellent way for Trump to uphold his promise to “Make America Healthy Again ...

Purdue Pharma, the maker of the painkiller OxyContin, and its owners, the Sackler family, have agreed to a historic $7.4 billion settlement in a lawsuit stemming from the deadly toll of their drug.

This settlement is among the largest in recent years as lawsuits seek to hold companies accountable for the US opioid epidemic.

Pennsylvania expects to receive $212 million over 15 years as part of a multi-state settlement with the Sackler family.

Since the opioid epidemic was declared an emergency in 2017, it has claimed more than 450,000 lives, but local drug and alcohol specialists are working to fight the crisis daily. The ...

The first batch of funding includes $1.12 million for the Missoula metro area in 2025, with roughly $700,000 annually slated for calendar years 2026 and 2027.