Opioid Epidemic

Fatal drug overdoses are skyrocketing, driven by synthetic opioids like fentanyl. And that potentially deadly drug has made it to the Mountain West – the last part of the U.S. to face the brunt of the opioid crisis.

In the high-stakes fight against fentanyl-induced drug deaths, one remedy is fairly simple: blue and white strips of paper. Fentanyl test strips work like a pregnancy test. One line shows up if there’s fentanyl in a solution. Two lines if there’s none. But where are they needed most?

Fentanyl test strips and better data may be a few of the many solutions to the opioid epidemic and the Mountain West's spike in overdose deaths.

Idaho is one of 15 states now agreeing to a controversial bankruptcy plan involving Purdue Pharma, with the state poised to receive tens of millions of dollars from the Oxycontin maker if the deal is approved.

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…