Doctor Gets 40 Years In Opioid Case
An area doctor convicted of illegally prescribing opioids has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
An area doctor convicted of illegally prescribing opioids has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
North Carolina's attorney general is the latest to file a lawsuit against the family that owns OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma as part of an effort to address the opioid epidemic.
State and local governments have sought billions of dollars from Purdue Pharma as a way to hold the company and the family that owns it accountable for the nation's opioid epidemic, a potential pay
The number of unintentional opioid overdose deaths in North Carolina has dropped for the first time in five years.