Opioids

Opioid overdose deaths are trending down nationwide and early data indicates the number of 911 calls for overdoses in Montana are also falling.

Montana’s share of the $26 billion national opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its distributors is starting to flow to communities. The first two grants approved will serve Lake County.

A new type of synthetic opioid more potent than fentanyl is cropping up across the country. State health officials and law enforcement are on the lookout.

Millions of dollars have flowed into Montana over the last year to help combat the opioid crisis, but the vast majority remains unspent. That's according to a new report from KFF Health News.

The federal government has awarded a rural southeast Montana health care center almost $2 million to address regional opioid-related overdose risks.

Millions of dollars of grant funding are flowing into Montana to help health officials and tribes expand treatment for those addicted to opioids and stimulants.

Montana health and law enforcement officials say a sharp increase in overdoses and deaths from synthetic opioids last year isn’t showing any signs of…

Missoula Police say they are investigating an undisclosed number of drug overdoses associated with pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic…

Former Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is taking on a new role outside of public service.Purdue Pharma announced this week that Bullock has been appointed to…

Montana’s Attorney General is suing two of the largest opioid distributors in the state for allegedly fueling prescription drug overdoses. The state’s…