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FILE – This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence at a trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation. Accidental overdoses contribute to 90 percent of all U.S. opioid-related deaths. Rising use of illicitly manufactured and highly potent synthetic opioids including fentanyl has likely contributed to the unintentional death rate, which surged nine-fold between 2000 and 2017, the study found. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP, File) NYJK110 NYJK110

December 17, 2019 at 10:05 am

Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicide

Accidental overdoses cause 90% of all U.S. opioid-related deaths while suicides account for far fewer of these fatalities than previously thought, a new analysis published...

September 11, 2019 at 6:00 am

Study finds greater chance of overdose death for people who stop using opioids for chronic pain

Chronic-pain patients who stop taking opioids are more likely to die of an overdose than patients who stay on prescribed opioids, according to a study...

September 9, 2019 at 4:01 pm

Opioid overdoses in Snohomish County are down, according to annual snapshot

A one-week snapshot of opioid overdoses in Snohomish County shows mixed results but includes some data that gives health officials hope.

Craig Box, left, father of Austin Box who died of an opioid overdose, speaks with Terri White, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner, before Judge Thad Balkman reads a summary of his decision in the opioid trial at the Cleveland County Courthouse in Norman, Okla., Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Balkman ruled in favor of the state of Oklahoma and ordered Johnson and Johnson to pay $572 million to a plan to abate the opioid crisis. (Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman via AP, Pool) OKOKL207 OKOKL207

August 26, 2019 at 10:03 pm

Q&A: What's next after huge opioid judgment in Oklahoma VIEW

Oklahoma's $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson will likely be followed by more trials and legal settlements seeking to hold a drug company accountable...

Some of the contents of a naloxone kit, Thursday April 4, 2019, that Seattle nightclubs have received in a pilot program started by Scott Plusquellec, the city’s Nightlife Business Services Advocate. The medication used to block the effects of opioids, especially in overdose, is seen in the foreground. 209746

April 9, 2019 at 6:00 am

Seattle enlisting bartenders and bouncers in the fight against opioid overdoses

Public-health officials are training bar and nightclub workers how to spot an opioid overdose and how to use a naloxone nasal spray to rescue someone...

March 6, 2018 at 12:55 pm

Doctor, drug firm sued over alleged opioid kickback scheme

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island couple has filed suit over a drug company's alleged kickback scheme encouraging doctors to push a highly addictive opioid...

Nation & World

March 6, 2018 at 11:06 am

West Virginia to depose top pharma execs in opioid lawsuit

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawyers representing West Virginia in its lawsuit over the state's opioid epidemic will depose top executives at the largest prescription-drug distributor in...

Nation & World

March 6, 2018 at 10:34 am

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Most US opioid overdose deaths accidental, 4% are suicide

Study finds greater chance of overdose death for people who stop using opioids for chronic pain

Opioid overdoses in Snohomish County are down, according to annual snapshot

Q&A: What's next after huge opioid judgment in Oklahoma VIEW

Seattle enlisting bartenders and bouncers in the fight against opioid overdoses

Doctor, drug firm sued over alleged opioid kickback scheme

West Virginia to depose top pharma execs in opioid lawsuit

Opioid crisis continues to expand rapidly, emergency-room numbers show

Prescription opioids fail rigorous new test for chronic pain

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