A judge formally approved the plan Friday.

The drugmaker Endo International is the latest company to settle a New York case over opioids

There was no apology and no fortune taken from the Sackler family.

A federal bankruptcy judge has approved with conditions a historic opioid settlement between Purdue Pharma and thousands of local and state governments

A lawyer for Purdue Pharma says the company's settlement plan is the only way to avoid long and expensive litigation

Several U.S. senators are questioning the Food and Drug Administration’s work with a consulting firm that helped businesses sell prescription painkillers during the nation’s overdose crisis

Former Purdue Pharma president and chair Richard Sackler says he, his family and the company do not have any responsibility for the opioid crisis in the United States

"The last thing that we need is misinformation circulating about fentanyl because this will lead to ill-informed and ineffective responses."

A lawsuit filed by the state of West Virginia accusing several opioid manufacturers of misrepresenting the risks of their painkilling drugs will go to trial next April

The settlement comes after overdose deaths hit a record high 93,000 last year.

The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion deal to settle lawsuits brought by state and local governments across the country over the toll of prescription opioids

The three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion deal to settle lawsuits brought by state and local governments across the country over the toll of prescription opioids

The Justice Department objected to Purdue Pharma’s plan to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

“This is a staggering loss of human life."

A dozen drug manufacturers and distributors accused of fueling the nation's opioid epidemic faced a jury for the first time Tuesday.

A dozen drug manufacturers and distributors accused of fueling the nation's opioid epidemic face a jury for the first time Tuesday.

Johnson & Johnson will pay $230 million to resolve opioids-related claims in a settlement reached with New York Attorney General Letitia James.

It settles claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Kentucky’s attorney general is suing CVS Health

A drug company executive testifying in a landmark trial against three large opioid distributors is still blaming the Drug Enforcement Administration for West Virginia’s addiction epidemic

As of April, 6,494 pounds of fentanyl were seized by authorities at the border, compared to 4,776 pounds in all of 2020. Fentanyl seizures have been increasing since 2018

The new HBO film is a searing expose of the opioid crisis in America with never-before-seen interviews and newly leaked documents.

Nation is experiencing a spikes in HIV cases related to intravenous drug use.

The fentanyl epidemic has affected all parts of American society.

The Sackler family will pay $4.2 billion as part of the opioid lawsuit settlement and will relinquish control of the company as part of a restructuring plan.

Hospital visits for opioid overdoses rose 29% in 2020.

House lawmakers on Friday questioned drug companies if they plan to use a COVID relief tax provision to boost deductions for the cost of opioid settlements.

"This doctor’s prescription pad was as lethal as any murder weapon."

A Long Island doctor was indicted Thursday on murder charges, accused of writing prescriptions for massive quantities of opioids that led to the deaths of five patients

Doctors face increasing threats of violence for refusing to prescribe opioids.

A new study says opioid overdoses were up nearly 29% from 2019 to 2020.

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