January 28, 2019 California nurse charged with illegally selling thousands of opioid pills on dark web A California nurse is under arrest on charges of illegally selling more than 20,000 prescription opioids through the dark web.
January 28, 2019 'I couldn't save him': Family's pain after son's overdose death There is nothing left to do, no more frantic phone calls to make, no begging or fighting that can fix this because the worst thing that could happen already has, so Doug Biggers settles into his recliner and braces for his daughter's voice to echo through his head.
January 25, 2019 Why are so many women dying from drug overdoses? The opioid crisis has continued to worsen in the United States, and middle-aged women are significantly affected.
January 18, 2019 Researchers see possible link between opioids, birth defect Health officials are looking into a possible link between prescription opioids and a horrific birth defect.
January 14, 2019 Americans more likely to die of opioid overdose than in car crash For the first time in American history, one of the leading causes of deaths - vehicle crash - has been supplanted by opioid overdoses.
January 12, 2019 Painkillers for dogs, cats may be worsening human opioid crisis: study A new study suggests painkillers prescribed to pets could possibly be contributing to the opioid problem in the U.S.
