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Diagnoses of opioid use disorder (OUD) have soared across the United States since the pandemic, according to new data shared with Axios. The figures show a nearly 40% nationwide increase …

A study from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine has revealed a troubling connection between dentistry and America’s opioid crisis.  Dentists wrote nearly 9 million opioid prescriptions in 2022, often exposing …

The FDA has approved a new non-opioid pain medication that has the potential to significantly change pain management.  Journavx, also known as suzetrigine, is the first and only approved oral …

A recent investigation by The New York Times has revealed that drug manufacturers, including Purdue Pharma, secretly paid pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to avoid imposing restrictions on the distribution of …

Opioid-related deaths in the U.S. have dropped to their lowest level since 2020, according to new CDC estimates.  The latest data shows opioid overdose deaths have declined for the twelfth …

Overdose deaths dropped by 10% over the past year, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report shows that just over 100,000 …

A major federal initiative aimed at reducing opioid overdose deaths by 40% has not met its goal, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced.  Launched in 2019, the HEALing …

In the heart of West Virginia, the city of Huntington has become emblematic of America’s ongoing battle against opioid addiction. [Source] Once overrun with over 81 million painkiller pills between …

The United States is confronting an unprecedented phase in its ongoing battle against opioid addiction, with a disturbing surge in polysubstance abuse marking the epidemic’s “fourth wave.” [Source] A recent …

President Donald Trump signed the HALT Fentanyl Act into law on Wednesday. The move delivers on a key promise to strengthen America’s fight against the deadly opioid crisis. The legislation …