A new analysis from White Law reveals that America’s opioid crisis is reaching unprecedented and alarming levels, with 79,355 ...

Researchers said government counts may significantly underestimate illicit drug use ... 74,702 people in the United States died from overdoses involving synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl ...

The heart of the opioid epidemic that killed ... infections and deaths across the United States, he said. "We have a similar situation here with substance use disorder," Cuadros said.

Medications proven to effectively treat opioid addiction are rarely given after emergency department visits for overdose, and who gets them varies, sometimes greatly, depending on race, ethnicity or ...