Opioids

A bipartisan coalition of states has reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and their former company Purdue Pharma over their role in the opioid crisis.

Expanding primary care and money for an opioid response plan were among the topics discussed at Monday’s city council meeting in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Burlington, Vermont City Council discussions this week included opioid settlement funds and neighborhood code recommendations.

The city of Burlington, Vermont has issued a dire new report detailing a substantial increase this year in overdose responses by emergency responders.

There has been an increase in overdose deaths in Vermont for the third consecutive year.

The Berkshire District Attorney is warning about the presence of a dangerous sedative in the supply of local street drugs.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott’s weekly briefing Tuesday focused on what he would like the legislature’s budget focus to be and the state’s rise in opioid deaths.

On Thursday, 15 states led by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy and New York Attorney General Tish James announced a bankruptcy settlement…

Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill requiring New York state to create a locked box for funds from future opioid drug manufacturer settlements. The…

A bill that would require New York state to create a locked box for funds from future opioid drug manufacturer settlements has been sent to Democrat…