opioids

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.

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine has received funding to study non-opioid treatments for migraines.

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…

State health officials are warning that a tranquilizer normally used for veterinary purposes is showing up in street drugs in the Piedmont. Xylazine has…

Since the start of the opioid epidemic, 3 million Americans have suffered with opioid use disorder in the United States. Longtime Fayetteville resident…

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…

Forsyth County health officials have added a vending machine at the county detention center that offers the overdose-reversing drug Narcan (Naloxone). The…

Local governments across North Carolina are starting to see the first payments from a national multi-billion dollar opioid settlement. Forsyth County…

North Carolina is putting more funding toward expanding treatment for those battling opioid addiction. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human…

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…