A bill proposed in this year’s Maryland General Assembly would require more transparency with how local government agencies ...

The idea, proposed by County Board President Tyler Martell, received little discussion and was quickly rejected in an 11-10 ...

Joanna Champney, the state’s top substance abuse director, was appointed co-chair of the Prescription Opioid Settlement ...

A Kentucky county nestled in the heart of Appalachia, where the opioid crisis has wreaked devastation for decades, spent $15,000 of its opioid settlement money on an ice rink.

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with the Standard-Examiner.  The ...

The Ingham County Board of Commissioners has approved a spending plan for funds from opioid settlements. The money will be used to combat the opioid epidemic in the county.

Milwaukee County officials unveiled a new digital dashboard Tuesday to monitor opioid overdoses and direct resources to areas most in need. The initiative was announced at the King Community Center in ...

Indiana received $980 million in opioid settlement dollars to be doled out over 18 years. If there is one thing we have learned from this crisis, it’s that only treating the addict is ineffective ...

Santa Barbara County's Opioid Unified Response grant program aims to award thousands of dollars to local organizations ...

Indiana cities and counties have received over $110 million from a landmark settlement with national opioid distributors to help fund drug treatment and prevention efforts.

Rates shot up by more than 50% for pregnancies lost in the second trimester, and the maternal mortality rate rose in Texas, bucking national trends. Meanwhile, Planned Parenthood in Missouri has ...