The pharmacy chain since August 2012 filled prescriptions that lacked a legitimate medical purpose, were invalid or weren’t ...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) hit drugstore chain Walgreens with a lawsuit this week for filling “unlawful” opioid prescriptions that had no “legitimate” medical purpose for over a decade.  The ...

To tackle the opioid crisis, the Trump administration should push for the Alternatives to PAIN Act in Congress, which would ...

The Justice Department has filed a civil lawsuit accusing Walgreens of illegally dispensing millions of prescriptions for ...

Maine is showing signs of progress in its battle against the opioid crisis. A recent report from the CDC found a 19% drop in ...

The Department of Justice says Walgreens has dispensed millions of unlawful prescriptions over the years. Walgreens contends ...

“This lawsuit seeks to hold Walgreens accountable for the many years that it failed to meet its obligations when dispensing dangerous opioids and other drugs,” Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian ...

Sam Bowen, chief for the health department’s prevention, harm and risk reduction section, said nonfatal overdoses are down 13% from 2023 and fatal overdoses are down 43% this year. The city has also ...

A new film delves deep into the opioid crisis, gripping a small Appalachian mining town. The film stars Alex Roe as Will, a ...

A West Side Walgreens at 2340 W. Madison St. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times file Share The U.S. Department of Justice has sued Deerfield-based Walgreens, saying the drugstore chain’s pharmacists filled ...

Seniors are at higher risk for opioid problems for a simple reason – they are more likely to need outpatient surgeries.

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance fell after the Justice Department sued the company for allegedly helping to fuel the opioid crisis. The company's stock fell 9% to $11.39 after the market closed ...