Opioids

Florida lawmakers continue to respond to the state’s opioid epidemic, with Rep. Joe Geller, D-Aventura, filing a bill Tuesday that, among other things,...

Opioid manufacturers and distributors will be defending themselves against cases brought by thousands of communities around the country.

The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the United States, but the resurgence of the drug largely has been...

Drug overdose deaths hit the highest level ever recorded in the United States last year, with an estimated 200 people dying per day, according to a...

President Donald Trump pledged on Wednesday to put an "extremely big dent" in the scourge of drug addiction in America as he signed legislation intended...

Broward County is about to get more money for programs helping people fight their opioid addictions. The federal government set aside nearly $1 billion...

Learning disabilities and other special education needs are common in children born with opioid-related symptoms from their mother's drug use while...

Four inmates sit silently in the library of the Franklin County House of Correction one summer morning. But these men aren't here to read books.

A former Florida doctor previously convicted in the overdose death of one of his patients has been sentenced 157 years in prison for drug trafficking.

News organizations are pushing for the public release of data detailing the distribution of prescription opioids throughout the U.S., information that...

The law that took effect July 1 limits prescriptions of opioids for acute pain to three days, although a seven day supply can be prescribed under...

The South Florida United States Attorney’s Office announced 124 charges against South Florida doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals...