Public Health

Nearly 750 more practitioners around the country are now equipped to help patients fight opioid addiction, thanks to two federal agencies.

Ohio park rangers at Five Rivers MetroParks in Vandalia now carry the opioid overdose antidote Narcan while patrolling the regions 19 parks, according to a report from WDTN.

Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Wednesday dedicating $213 million in funds to curb the rising rates of opioid and heroin abuse across the state.

The Vermont Department for Children and Families reported 1,392 children in its custody in 2016, marking a significant increase from the 1,075 children reported in 2014, according to a WCAX report.

The Cherokee Nation filed a landmark lawsuit on Thursday, taking aim at the pharmaceutical industry for its role in allegedly flooding the tribe's communities with highly addictive opioid painkillers.

The federal government will provide $485 million in grants to fund evidence-based prevention and treatment initiatives to address the nation's opioid abuse crisis, HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, said this week.

The sheriff of Morris County, N.J., used drug forfeiture money to convert a van into a mobile drug intervention vehicle to connect the county's drug users with substance abuse treatment services, according to a CBS New York report.

Despite the fact that public attention has surged around law enforcement-caused injuries in recent years, the number of emergency department visits for people injured by law enforcement remained steady from 2006 to 2012, according to research published in JAMA Surgery.

For pain relief, many Americans believe the use of a physician's prescription for opioids poses a greater health risk than regular use of marijuana, according to a new Yahoo/Marist poll released Monday.

Court documents unsealed Monday shed new light on Prince's opioid addiction, suggesting the pop star hid painkillers in over-the-counter vitamin and aspirin bottles, reports The New York Times.