All the elements are in place for opioid settlements to run into the multiples of millions.

It’s not news that the opioid epidemic continues to spread. But nurses know how to intervene and stop addiction.

Among the annual toll in the U.S. opioid epidemic are up to 5,000 hospital inpatients. The drugs they are legally prescribed are creating liability issues for pharmacists as well as physicians.

The decline of opioids is encouraging, but increased positive tests in methamphetamine and cocaine should be seen as a wake-up call for public safety.

Opioids were supposed to help. Instead, their addictive power harmed many, and calls for accountability are broadening.

Opioids have increased demand for treatment center beds, addiction specialists and foster families to critical levels. Providers are feeling the pinch.

Other pain relief therapies hold substantial promise in defeating drug dependency.

Prescription monitoring programs are a prime tool in the fight against opioid abuse. Unfortunately there are barriers to access.

Workers’ comp professionals have a broad array of tools at their disposal to help combat the ongoing problem of opioid abuse.

A majority of patients still believe that opioids are the most effective remedy for pain, and expect treating physicians to prescribe them.

Organizations need to develop and implement clear and defensible substance abuse programs to keep abusers from putting themselves and others at risk.

Former players accuse the league of misuse of prescription painkillers.