I’m writing to make your readers aware of two important pieces of proposed legislation at the State House regarding the dangers of pill press machines and their contribution to the opioid epidemic.

The opioid crisis remains one of the most pressing public health emergencies in the United States. In 2023 alone, more than ...

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The county commissioners approved the latest round of grants to local middle and high schools. Here's where the money is ...

According to the CDC, the first wave of the opioid overdose epidemic started in the 1990s with the abuse of prescription opioids. Purdue Pharma and its owners, members of the Sackler family ...

There is, of course, much more that remains to be done. The opioid epidemic has evolved from an issue of overprescription and subsequent abuse of legal medications to an elaborate, organized ...

the plan has the opportunity to be a game changer in the opioid epidemic. "It's a window of opportunity where people may be more amenable to starting treatment. Once they can get relief from their ...