Spokane County is experiencing an alarming rise in overdose deaths, prompting city and county leaders to take unprecedented collaborative action to combat the opioid crisis.

A new procedure for treating pain at Mercy Hospital Washington is helping reduce the number of patients relying on opioids ...

Instead of winding down, the opioid epidemic tightened its grip and picked up speed. Open and easy access to this terrifyingly addictive drug makes opioids practically commonplace in American medicine ...

Leaders of both the city and the county met Friday in a rare joint meeting to address the opioid crisis in the Spokane area.

SPOKANE, Wash. - After the Washington State Supreme Court struck down Spokane's anti-camping ban within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, and daycare centers, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown leaned on existing ...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. – Spokane County is facing a significant challenge with a 300% increase in overdoses since 2018. Dr. Veena Singh from the Spokane County Medical Examiner's Office highlighted the ...

Transcending jurisdictional and party lines, elected officials from Spokane County and the city of Spokane met Friday for an ...

An Alabama training program that connects faith leaders with individuals struggling with addiction and substance misuse is ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health is alerting medical professionals to the recent detection of novel synthetic opioids in ...

Motivated by recent fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the Methow Valley, the Twisp Town Council will host a roundtable on opioid use disorder (OUD) with local service providers and law enforcement ...

New restrictions meant to cut down on the flow of illegal opioids are leaving some patients without access to medication they ...

SAMHSA’s work is crucial to suicide and drug overdose prevention and mental health care. It may fall victim to changes to public health infrastructure.