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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

UF scientists have developed a compound that safely activates delta opioid receptors, offering pain relief without ...

A local man caught three times with “dealer quantities” of fentanyl has been indicted on federal charges. “In one encounter, ...

Washington exported $12 billion worth of goods to China in 2024, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. That represented 21% of the state's global goods exports. China was the state ...

Pharmaceutical companies accused of fueling the nation’s opioid crisis are paying state and local governments billions of ...