The Mexican army says fentanyl seizures increased by 486% in 2020

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced it is suing Walmart.

A member of the Sackler family, which owns OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma, expressed "sadness" over the nation's opioid epidemic during a congressional hearing Thursday.

Two members of the Sackler family have agreed to make a rare public appearance to take questions from a congressional committee that is investigating the role of the company they own, Purdue Pharma, in fueling the nation's opioid epidemic

In an episode of her new National Geographic series “Trafficked,” Mariana van Zeller follows the cartel as it sources materials for fentanyl, makes the deadly drug and traffics it into the U.S.

Purdue Pharma is expected to plead guilty to federal conspiracy and kickback charges Tuesday.

Purdue Pharma, the makers of OxyContin, is seeking bankruptcy court approval regarding a settlement with the DOJ that includes a guilty plea and $8 billion in penalties.

The Justice Department is expected to announce on Wednesday a settlement of civil and criminal charges.

The coronavirus outbreak and the Trump administration's response to the pandemic have been a dominating theme in this year's presidential race

Mexican authorities say seizures of the synthetic opioid fentanyl so far this year are 465% higher than in 2019, but progress against the other big Mexican export to the U.S. market _ methamphetamines _ is slower

Plus, New York City’s mayor delays in-person learning for the second time, and the fires out West have burned at least 3.4 million acres.

Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, via pacemaker technology may help those battling the addiction, which kills 128 Americans every day.

Nearly 40,000 pounds of marijuana have been seized by the government.

Experts are concerned ISO might be the newest dangerous illegal opioid claiming lives.

U.S. state and territorial governments say the opioid crisis has cost them $630 billion since 2007 and that the cost could balloon to more than $2 trillion over the next two decades

Madelyn Linsenmeir, 30, died in police custody.

The family of a Vermont woman whose obituary gained national attention for its discussion about her opioid addiction has filed a lawsuit accusing police and jail staff of denying her proper medical care and causing her death

A new study has discovered that an under-reporting of opioid-related deaths shows that the problem may be worse than previously thought.

A substantial share of the documentation on fatal drug overdoses may be missing information on the specific drug that caused the overdose

Lawyers for some state and local governments say the deal being offered by companies in a sweeping national settlement over the toll of opioids isn't enough

Franklin County experienced 10 overdose deaths on one day.

The parents of a college senior who took fentanyl hope to bring a conversation to the dark subject.

Madeline Globe took what she believed was anti-anxiety medication and never woke up.

Individuals aged 15 to 24 years have experienced a decline in treatment from a lifesaving medication.

A coalition of health insurers pledged a $55 million investment to help manufacture generic prescription drugs at lower prices Thursday.

John Kapoor, founder of Insys Therapeutics, was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison and ordered to pay $250,000 for his role in a scheme to coax doctors to prescribe the fentanyl spray SUBSYS.

A war veteran who says his SUBSYS painkiller prescription brought him close to death, a whistleblower and a woman’s family were all on a crusade to hold the drug company Insys' executives accountable.

The nation's drug addiction crisis has morphed in a deadly new direction with more Americans hooked on meth and cocaine

Michael Gurry was the former vice president of the opioid manufacturer.

The state of Oklahoma will receive $8.75 million from two pharmaceutical companies in a deal that will end legal action the state was considering against the opioid manufacturers

Washington state sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming the company was negligent when it used deceptive marketing to say the drugs were effective for treating pain and were unlikely to cause addiction

Companies don’t make money selling cheap morphine to the poor and dying.

The opioid epidemic has claimed almost 400,000 lives and ravaged communities.

Candidates campaign in Iowa with less than two months before the caucuses.

A Tennessee doctor who lost five patients to fatal overdoses in 10 months now faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine

Although life expectancy in the U.S. increased by almost 10 years between 1959 and 2016, to 78.9 years from 69.9 years, that progress began to slow down in the 1980s and plateaued in 2011.

Life expectancy in the U.S. has been dropping for three years now.

Carfentanil, first detected in March, is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl, according to the DEA.

A patient who underwent brain surgery to stop an opioid addiction shares his experience.

The White House unveiled on Wednesday Findtreatment.gov, a website aimed at helping Americans locate substance abuse treatment more easily.

Over 40 pounds of fentanyl was seized in an Ohio drug bust that officials are saying amounts to "chemical warfare."

Investigators announced charges against three men in the overdose death of Mac Miller, alleging they distributed counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl.

In the majority of states west of the Mississippi River, methamphetamine was the most common drug implicated in drug overdose deaths, according to a government report.

The three drug distributors and one manufacturer settled claims in two counties hours before a federal trial was set to begin in Cleveland.

The nation's three largest drug distributors and a drugmaker have reached a $260 million deal to settle a lawsuit related to the toll of opioids, averting the first federal trial on the crisis

Major drug companies reached a tentative settlement for their involvement in the opioid crisis just hours before the case was set to go to trial.

Hours before a landmark opioid trial was set to start in an Ohio courthouse, major drug distributors and manufacturer agreed to a tentative settlement.

Four out of the five companies involved in the federal opioid trial in Ohio have reached a $260 million settlement.

State and local governments are taking on the makers and distributors of highly addictive painkillers in Cleveland.

More than 2,000 suits seek to hold drug makers accountable for opioid crisis.