As a former public health official, clinician and researcher, I've been engaged in efforts to control the opioid addiction epidemic for the past 15 years. The data show that the situation is dire ...

To understand just how bad the opioid epidemic has gotten, consider these statistics: Drug overdoses in 2015 were linked to more deaths than car crashes or guns, and in fact killed more people ...

One North Carolina city offers a window into how Medicaid cuts may affect national efforts to address opioid addiction and ...

North Carolina is poised to receive $150 million from a new multi-state legal settlement with pharmaceutical company Purdue ...

The epidemic has a profound impact on families and communities — parents with opioid use disorder have to navigate treatment and sometimes battle for custody of their kids; the state has to ...

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An exclusive Washington Post analysis of county-level data shows the predominant cause of opioid overdose deaths shifted between pills, heroin and fentanyl as the epidemic got worse.

The opioid epidemic is ravaging large parts of the American population. But some races are being hit harder than others. Dr. Andrew Kolodny, a drug abuse expert, explains why that might be the case.

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As the opioid epidemic rages across the country, data tracking its evolution often lags far behind. A few months ago, I set out to compile data on opioid prescribing, overdoses and deaths, as well ...

Since 2016, The Washington Post has been investigating the opioid epidemic that has ravaged communities and claimed the lives of more than 500,000 people nationwide. The series of investigations ...