DRUGS

The CDC’s updated opioid prescribing guidelines include naloxone for patients on long-term opioid medication, and non-opioid pain medication for non-chronic pain.

Counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, sold via social media sites, are killing young people. Here's how parents, advocates and social media companies are trying to tackle the problem.

The State Education Resource Center plans to develop custom solutions for schools to prevent students from developing substance use disorder.

Gov. Charlie Baker said Massachusetts already has a system for clearing past marijuana convictions. But critics argue the expungement process is difficult for people to navigate, and a governor's pardon would be more efficient.

Skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts are being warned that refusing treatment to people who use opioids violates the American with Disabilities Act.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a new law that aims to foster greater diversity in the legal marijuana industry and gives the cannabis commission oversight of host community agreements.

Addiction experts are calling on lawmakers to advocate for more federal funding and a change in strategy to fight the opioid epidemic.

The latest data from the state Department of Public Health indicates a spike in fentanyl use is contributing to the rising number of fatal overdoses.

Connecticut is close to meeting its goal for distributing naloxone, the generic name for Narcan, an emergency drug used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

Connecticut lawmakers are considering how to spend some of the state’s opioid settlement money.