Tag: addiction

In California, opioid settlement money helps fund lifesaving drugs and police projects

Sacramento —  Sonja Verdugo lost her husband to an opioid overdose last year. She regularly delivers medical supplies to people using drugs...

Opinion: Fentanyl could fuel another cycle of loss in L.A.'s Black communities. It doesn't have to

The death of a parent is typically a gutting and disorienting experience for adults. For a child, it’s even worse, stoking feelings...

Opinion: Surgeons give patients too many opioids. A few simple steps could curb excess prescribing

America’s opioid epidemic is as bad as it has ever been. Although the sharp increase in opioid overdose deaths over the last...