opioid epidemic

Three community meetings are scheduled this week in Winston-Salem to discuss how to best use a $1.5 billion state settlement with opioid distributors and manufacturers. Forsyth County will receive a total of about $20 million over 18 years.

Author Beth Macy’s latest book, “Raising Lazarus: Hope, Justice, and the Future of America’s Overdose Crisis,” documents those who are on the ground working in harm reduction across the United States. Woven throughout these profiles, Macy also dives into the intricacies of the litigation aimed at holding Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family accountable.

North Carolina is getting a big boost to help its fight against the opioid epidemic. The state has been awarded a multimillion-dollar federal grant to…

Medicaid enrollees struggling with opioid addiction are having a hard time accessing certain treatment options. That's one takeaway from a study out…

North Carolina and its approach to the opioid crisis are highlighted in a new report by the American Medical Association and Manatt Health. The analysis…

Law enforcement officers would have access to a statewide database of some prescription drugs under a bill filed in the North Carolina legislature. Some…

In North Carolina, the opioid epidemic claims the lives of, on average, more than 3 people a day, and it shows little sign of slowing down. That's just…