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A roadblock to life-saving addiction treatment is gone. Now what?
For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that addiction experts… -
Animal tranquilizer increasingly showing up in New England street drugs
The response to overdoses needs to change with a new sedative in the mix, experts say. -
People addicted to opioids rarely get life-saving medications. That may change.
Doctors and researchers have known for decades that safe, easy-to-use medications are a game-changer for people addicted to opioids.Buprenorphine and… -
CVS and Walgreens agree to pay $10 billion to settle lawsuits linked to opioid sales
CVS and Walgreens have agreed to pay more than $10 billion to several states in a settlement of lawsuits brought against them alleging their roles in the… -
A major drugmaker plans to sell overdose-reversal nasal spray Narcan over the counter
Drug maker Emergent BioSolutions is seeking approval from the Food and Drug Administration to sell Narcan over the counter, without need for a… -
Mass. due $230 million in opioid settlement with CVS, Walgreens
The companies will pay $10.7 billion, settling allegations they failed to properly oversee the dispensing of opioids at their stores. -
More work to be done in fight against opioids, Baker and Healey say
Pandemic dealt “incredible blow” to progress combatting addiction, Baker says -
States differ on how best to spend $26B from settlement in opioid cases
With more than 200 Americans still dying of drug overdoses each day, states are beginning the high-stakes task of deciding how to spend billions of… -
CDC issues new opioid prescribing guidance, giving doctors more leeway to treat pain
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance for clinicians on how and when to prescribe opioids for pain. Released Thursday,… -
'A real chance for survival': Dimock Center receives $1 million for substance use treatment
The Boston health center plans to use federal community project funds to create a men’s clinical stabilization program.
