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May 7, 2026

May 7, 2026

Sackler Family Member Admits Felony Tied to Her Opioid Addiction

Sackler Family Member Admits Felony Tied to Her Opioid Addiction

April 14, 2026

April 14, 2026

Albertsons Reaches $774 Million Opioid Accord, Records Loss

Albertsons Reaches $774 Million Opioid Accord, Records Loss

March 31, 2026

March 31, 2026

Fentanyl Vaccine Begins Trial in Effort to Prevent Overdoses

Fentanyl Vaccine Begins Trial in Effort to Prevent Overdoses

January 8, 2026

January 8, 2026

US Overdose Deaths Drop as Fentanyl Supply Weakens, Study Finds

US Overdose Deaths Drop as Fentanyl Supply Weakens, Study Finds

December 16, 2025

December 16, 2025

Canada’s Fentanyl Czar Seeks Chinese Help to Stop Precursors

Canada’s Fentanyl Czar Seeks Chinese Help to Stop Precursors

November 14, 2025

November 14, 2025

Purdue Pharma Gets Court Nod for Bankruptcy Exit, Sackler Deal

Purdue Pharma Gets Court Nod for Bankruptcy Exit, Sackler Deal

October 30, 2025

October 30, 2025

NYC’s Opioid Treatments Drive Down Overdose Rates

NYC’s Opioid Treatments Drive Down Overdose Rates

October 29, 2025

October 29, 2025

Opioid Distributors Must Face $2.5 Billion Suit After Ruling

Opioid Distributors Must Face $2.5 Billion Suit After Ruling

August 15, 2025

August 15, 2025

Cencora Directors Reach $111 Million Deal on Opioid Claims

Cencora Directors Reach $111 Million Deal on Opioid Claims

July 17, 2025

July 17, 2025

House Bill Seeks to Help Veterans Access Alternatives to Opioids

House Bill Seeks to Help Veterans Access Alternatives to Opioids

July 16, 2025

July 16, 2025

Trump Signs Bill to Toughen Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking

Trump Signs Bill to Toughen Penalties for Fentanyl Trafficking

June 26, 2025

June 26, 2025

Sheinbaum Disputes US Money Laundering Claims Against Mexican Banks

Sheinbaum Disputes US Money Laundering Claims Against Mexican Banks

June 25, 2025

June 25, 2025

Drug-Overdose Deaths Fall by Record 22% in Los Angeles County

Drug-Overdose Deaths Fall by Record 22% in Los Angeles County

June 25, 2025

June 25, 2025

US Accuses Three Mexican Financial Firms of Aiding Fentanyl Trafficking

US Accuses Three Mexican Financial Firms of Aiding Fentanyl Trafficking

June 12, 2025

June 12, 2025

FDA Head Says OxyContin Was Approved Illegally. Now What?

FDA Head Says OxyContin Was Approved Illegally. Now What?

June 9, 2025

June 9, 2025

US Sanctions Sons of ‘El Chapo’ Over Fentanyl Trafficking

US Sanctions Sons of ‘El Chapo’ Over Fentanyl Trafficking

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

Vertex Says 20,000 Prescriptions Filled for Non-Opioid Pain Drug

Vertex Says 20,000 Prescriptions Filled for Non-Opioid Pain Drug

May 5, 2025

May 5, 2025

Nearly Quarter of People on Long-Acting Opioids Develop Addiction

Nearly Quarter of People on Long-Acting Opioids Develop Addiction

April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025

How the FDA Helped Ignite, and Then Worsened, the Opioid Crisis

How the FDA Helped Ignite, and Then Worsened, the Opioid Crisis

April 21, 2025

April 21, 2025

California Starts Online Sales of $24 Overdose-Reversal Spray

California Starts Online Sales of $24 Overdose-Reversal Spray

March 6, 2025

March 6, 2025

Vertex’s Non-Opioid Pain Drug Gets Some UnitedHealth Coverage

Vertex’s Non-Opioid Pain Drug Gets Some UnitedHealth Coverage

February 5, 2025

February 5, 2025

San Francisco Wants Wealthy Donors to Help Fix Fentanyl Crisis

San Francisco Wants Wealthy Donors to Help Fix Fentanyl Crisis

January 30, 2025

January 30, 2025

New Pain Drug Gets FDA Nod as Safer Alternative to Addictive Opioids

New Pain Drug Gets FDA Nod as Safer Alternative to Addictive Opioids

January 23, 2025

January 23, 2025

Purdue, Sackler Family Reach New $7.4 Billion Opioid Accord

Purdue, Sackler Family Reach New $7.4 Billion Opioid Accord

January 21, 2025

January 21, 2025

Walgreens Plunges After US Alleges Improper Opioid Dispensing

Walgreens Plunges After US Alleges Improper Opioid Dispensing