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Governments across North Carolina are set to receive about $145 million from OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma and its former owners as part of a nationwide settlement that was signed Monday.
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The Wake Forest University School of Medicine has received funding to study non-opioid treatments for migraines.
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There could be some relief coming to rural areas in North Carolina that continue to deal with the opioid crisis. Better treatment options are some of the…
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State health officials are warning that a tranquilizer normally used for veterinary purposes is showing up in street drugs in the Piedmont. Xylazine has…
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Since the start of the opioid epidemic, 3 million Americans have suffered with opioid use disorder in the United States. Longtime Fayetteville resident…
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An updated North Carolina Dental Opioid Action Plan was released this week by the state Department of Health and Human Services. The document is the…
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Forsyth County health officials have added a vending machine at the county detention center that offers the overdose-reversing drug Narcan (Naloxone). The…
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Local governments across North Carolina are starting to see the first payments from a national multi-billion dollar opioid settlement. Forsyth County…
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North Carolina is putting more funding toward expanding treatment for those battling opioid addiction. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human…
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As overdose deaths in North Carolina continue to soar, a group of more than 50 statewide faith-based organizations is calling on city and county officials…