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Fact Check: Hospital In New Bedford Disputes Sheriff's Claim To Trump About Overdoses
Sheriff Thomas Hodgson implied the president’s immigration crackdown was justified by drugs coming across the border. -
Opioid Prescribing Levels Down 25 Percent, White House Says
The White House said Tuesday it sees signs of progress in the battle against opioid addiction. -
Aspiring Doctors Seek Advanced Training In Addiction Medicine
Once a tiny specialty that drew mostly psychiatrists, addiction medicine is expanding its accredited training to include primary care residents and "social justice warriors" who see it as a calling. -
Opioid Litigation Brings Company Secrets Into The Public Eye
Lawsuits over the way drugmakers have marketed opioids are already putting a dent in companies' reputations. Litigation has forced the release of internal documents that are shifting the narrative. -
75 Face Drug Charges In Puerto Rico, Some Allegedly Fed Victims To Reptiles
The federal indictment represents a "significant blow" to Las FARC, one of the island's most notorious and brutal drug trafficking rings, officials said on Wednesday. -
Baker Rejects Supervised Drug Injection Site Proposal
Gov. Charlie Baker is brushing aside a proposal that the state allow one or more supervised injection sites for drug users in Massachusetts. -
Gloucester Library Hires Former Police Officers To Handle Drug Incidents
The initiative comes four year after the city's police pioneered a novel approach to helping people with opioid addiction, instead of arresting them. -
Opioid Overdose Deaths Down, But Still Total Nearly 2,000
Deaths from opioid-related overdoses declined in 2018 for the second consecutive year. -
U.S. Prosecutors Sue To Stop Nation's First Supervised Injection Site For Opioids
The U.S. government is intervening to stop the creation of a medical facility in Philadelphia where people could inject heroin without risk of overdose. Canada and Europe already have such sites. -
Antidepressants Can Interfere With Pain Relief Of Common Opioids
Some antidepressants inhibit a liver enzyme that converts common opioids into their active form. The interaction may reduce the effectiveness of certain opioids for people taking both medicines.
