opioids

In a ruling issued late Monday, state superior court Judge Peter J. Wilson found the companies, including Johnson & Johnson, aren't "legally liable" for the opioid crisis.

A bankruptcy judge cleared a plan for final vote by creditors of Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, that would release the Sacklers and their financial empire from liability for the opioid crisis.

Opioid-related deaths and hospitalizations in Oregon have seen a troubling spike compared to last year.

Eric Eyre reports from opioid epicenter

The Oregon Health Authority has approved new guidelines for lowering opioid use for people with long-term health conditions which could include chronic…

Left over prescription drugs in people’s homes that are abused are just one factor behind the toll of America’s opioid epidemic.On Saturday the Drug…

The death of son Max to a heroin overdose spurred Julia and David Pinsky to action. They created the nonprofit Max's Mission, dedicated to handing out…

Fentanyl can be a confusing drug. Not only is its name often mispronounced (it's "fentan-ill"), but it's just hard to conceive of a drug so strong that a…

Discussions of the opioid drug crisis often get well beyond the original reason for using the drugs: pain. People take Oxycontin and the other opioids, or…

The rampant use and abuse of opioid painkillers in our country has produced many responses. Like the people who have worked hard to make sure that…

Heroin overdose deaths in Jackson County jumped early this year. Ten deaths by the end of April equals the total of the previous two years combined. The…

Opioid painkillers work like magic, their users say: the pain they suffered just disappears. Then comes the drawback: the drugs are addictive, and higher…