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Amount prescribed dropped 12% last year as moves to curb addiction crisis bore fruit
Australian island state grows almost half world’s supply of raw material in painkillers
President says US must get tough on ‘big pushers’ of drugs
Attorney-general says drug companies could face criminal penalties if they break the law
Drug overdose deaths in 2016 rose 21% from the previous year
Rules will help to reduce public’s exposure to addictive drugs, says US commissioner
The US can control abuse of the drug, if it will spend the money required
Report estimates public health emergency’s economic toll at almost 3% of GDP in 2015
Facebook founder homes in on opioids and technology to explain political polarisation
Drugmaker cleared by US regulatory panel to take on opioid emergency
Move criticised for failing to commit new federal funds to addiction crisis
Nominee withdraws after being linked to laws weakening controls on supply
A family in Tulsa offers a glimpse into the fallout of the latest drug crisis, as a generation of children are left to live in poverty, with addict parents in and out of prison
Health insurance system is partly to blame for the epidemic that is costing companies $18bn a year
States struggling to cope with the overdose epidemic are suing companies and distributors
Rise in prescriptions of painkillers linked to fall in labour force participation
Epidemic calls for sophisticated policies at odds with White House direction
US officials seek tobacco-style settlements to help deal with epidemic of addiction
President’s move would permit Washington to direct new resources to treatment
Legal action against pharma groups is based on the same theme used against Big Tobacco
This would demand policies that ensure economic growth rewards benefit all workers
Threat to Medicaid funding sets off alarm in rust belt states ravaged by drugs
