Opioid Crisis

CVS and Walgreens did not admit to any wrongdoing as part of the settlement.

The deal would still need to be approved by 43 states to take effect. It follows a similar announcement from pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreen Co. They each said they would pay about $5 billion over time to settle suits they face.

Framing MAT in jails as an Americans with Disabilities Act issue is prompting a shift in how the treatment is managed with jails now more willing to sort out the logistics.

The director of the State Bureau of Investigation says his agency is focusing more resources on opioid trafficking.

A federal court has issued an order prohibiting a North Carolina pharmacy and its two pharmacists from dispensing controlled substances without taking steps to help ensure the drugs will not be abused, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday.

Mobile health clinic gives life-changing mental health and addiction services.

About 85% of the funds will go to all 100 counties and 17 cities and towns. Local governments have flexibility on how they can spend that money.

TROSA is a popular non-profit organization that has served people in substances abuse recovery since 1994.

As overdoses surge and opioid settlement dollars flow, funding to North Carolina rehab foreshadows national discussion about the best approaches to treatment.

More than 70% of fatal overdoses in 2020 involved fentanyl, an illicit opioid.