opioid addiction

More than a week after President Donald Trump declared a public health emergency over the opioid epidemic; Florida lawmakers are considering...

The City of Jacksonville is moving forward with plans to launch a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies for their role in the city’s worsening opioid...

Opioid addiction affects people's work lives more than alcohol or other drugs, and those who struggle with it tell strikingly similar tales of deepening alienation from their careers.

Patrick Kennedy has gone from lawmaker with an active addiction to mental health advocate.Kennedy is the son of the late U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and…

President Trump announced Thursday that his administration plans to declare a national emergency to deal with the opioid epidemic. Six states have already taken this step.

Law enforcement has been cracking down on corruption in South Florida’s drug treatment industry. State and federal officials have arrested more than 30...

Scientists are trying to develop a vaccine to block the euphoria of heroin without interfering with other pain relief. The Trump administration hopes the approach might help with the opioid epidemic.

President Trump said his administration is declaring the opioid crisis a national emergency. It was a surprise move.

The federal government is giving the state $3 million for drug court programs in the wake of an opioid epidemic.The U.S. Department of Health and Human…

The deadline is approaching for Florida’s governor to sign off on a bill aimed at tracking the use of addictive prescription drugs. Some medical...