Opioid Epidemic

The United States has been battling the opioid epidemic for years, with much of the focus on medical doctors and how they prescribe these medications.…

Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Wednesday that Idaho will not be part of a reported settlement with Purdue Pharma, and the state will continue…

The Boise Police Department is out with a report offering residents of the City of Trees a snapshot of the agency.Calls for service are up, but crime is…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported record drug overdose numbers in 2017, but a handful of states saw a decrease last...

A state-by-state analysis of opioid prescriptions for people who visited emergency rooms with a sprained ankle show one in four patients were given...

The Nez Perce tribe is the latest indigenous government to sue drug makers over the opioid crisis gripping the nation.The complaint from the Nez Perce…

Ada County Judge Lyn Norton says opioid abuse has arrived in Idaho's most populous county, and that abuse can happen to anyone.“It is not the indigent and…

Late last month, the magazine Pacific Standard published a profile entitled, "King of Boise, The Life and Times of a Teenage Oxycodone Dealer."It follows…

Police in Twin Falls are now equipped with Narcan, the drug able to counteract the effects of an opioid overdose. The addition of the medication to law…