opioids abuse

The Biden administration points to fentanyl as the major culprit for the increase in deaths. Officials unveiled a new one-year strategy to reduce the number of fatalities from drug overdoses.

If the bankruptcy plan is approved, Florida could get up to $280 million to $400 million over a 10-year period.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the opioid epidemic continues to plague officials at all levels — and Pasco County is receiving help to battle the problem.

Damages could total in the billions. "Walmart had the responsibility and the means to help prevent the diversion of prescription opioids. Instead, for years, it did the opposite," the government said.

The head of the nation's top public health agency says the opioid epidemic will be one of his priorities, and he revealed a personal reason for it: His…

With the opioid crisis as a backdrop, Florida physical therapists are promoting their services with a new website and statewide educational campaign in…

Health officials in Lee County are calling attention to an alarming increase in opioid overdoses and deaths.Lee County, on Florida's Gulf Coast, saw 955…

Ciara sobs as she recounts how, as a middle schooler, she helplessly witnessed her mother's downward spiral into drug addiction, an affliction that left…