Opioids

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…

According to Montana’s child protective services division, there are about 3,800 children in the state’s foster care system. State officials say a new…

A recent report from The Montana Department of Health and Human Services found that medication-assisted treatments for opioid addiction are becoming...

Starting this week pharmacies in Montana will need to see identification from patients picking up prescriptions for opioid painkillers like hydrocodone or…

Montana received almost $4 million in federal funds for addiction recovery and treatment this week.