The arithmetic is not close. A submission that fails late costs far more than a rigorous one that took longer up front, and unlike an ordinary budget overrun, that bill is frequently paid by someone who never agreed to the gamble.
Fewer teen opioid prescriptions coincided with increasing opioid-related harms over time.
Pharmacist faces conviction after distributing thousands of opioid pills unlawfully.
Severe floods linked to higher opioid overdose deaths for years.
Former professor admitted involvement in fentanyl network tied to overdoses.
Washington pursues pharmacy chain over alleged role in opioid epidemic.
Two more New Jersey drug smugglers sentenced in major fentanyl trafficking case.
Monthly buprenorphine injections for OUD has increased sharply, with access varying nationwide.
Experimental vaccine blocks fentanyl and related drugs before reaching the brain in animal studies.
Study finds many patients pause GLP-1 drugs before eventually restarting treatment.