opioids

NBC Connecticut Investigates asks if schools are prepared to handle an overdose.

A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor in the deaths of multiple hospital patients

DCF reports a rise in cases since the start of the pandemic.

COVID-19 has spurred many problems. Among them: local agencies that work with children report an uptick in substance misuse by parents since the start of the pandemic. They are working to support kids dealing with the fallout, and to prevent moms and dads from overdosing and leaving some children as orphans. “The pandemic has wreaked havoc on communities,” Vanessa Dorantes,...

The changes aim to foster individualized patient care and offer more short-term, acute pain treatment options.

U.S. government officials said synthetic opioids are akin to “a slow-motion weapon of mass destruction.”

Next week all New Britain administrators will be trained on how to use Narcan in case of an opioid overdose on campus.

Combatting the opioid crisis is an ongoing fight, but now Waterbury is getting a boost in that battle.

Combatting the opioid crisis is an ongoing fight, but now Waterbury is getting a boost in that battle. The city is receiving $900,000 in federal grant funding to cut down opioid overdoses and deaths. It is important funding because across Connecticut, opioid deaths increased by 14 percent in 2020. Health officials and advocates say the “Warm Hand-Off” program that is…

Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are on the precipice of receiving billions of dollars in the second-biggest legal settlement in U.S. history

A bellwether trial is set to start Monday in federal court in Cleveland to determine whether retail pharmacy chains are liable for costs related to the opioid crisis in two Ohio counties

A trial is now underway for a potential opioid vaccine — meant to protect against a deadly opioid overdose.

Three major drug distributors and the pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson have agreed to a $26 billion settlement with states to resolve thousands of lawsuits over the country’s opioid crisis, officials announced Wednesday. The four companies — which also include Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson — were accused by states, cities and counties of playing a significant role in funneling a…

Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” that she’s hopeful that the spike in drug overdoses will not be lasting. 

Doctors say they’re facing increasing threats of violence for refusing to prescribe opioids or trying to wean patients off the addictive painkillers.

Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the painkiller Oxycontin, pleaded guilty to charges for its role in the opioid crisis. 

Purdue Pharma says its guilty plea over its role in the opioid crisis is “an essential step to preserve billions of dollars” for the settlement it is pursuing in bankruptcy court

Accidental overdose deaths are on the rise through the first six months of the year and are expected to outpace last year’s deaths, according to data from the state’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.   “Recovery isn’t this elusive, esoteric concept,” Kevin Shuler, a recovery coach with Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), said. “It’s tangible, attainable and real and...

Omnicare Inc., a subsidiary of CVS Health and a provider of pharmacy services to long-term care facilities, agreed to pay a $15.3 million penalty to resolve allegations that it allowed opioids to be dispensed without prescriptions, federal prosecutors in Los Angeles announced Wednesday. The Cincinnati-based Omnicare operates non-public “closed door” pharmacies that deliver controlled substances to nursing homes and other…

Medical emergencies for drug overdoses are continuing amid the pandemic leading to multiple health crises for some communities.