opioid addiction

Connecticut is on track for a third straight year in declining opioid overdoses — and lawmakers on Monday said a new $7 million grant from the Department of Justice could bring the numbers even lower.

Travel time can impede a person's ability to treat opioid use disorder. CT officials and nonprofits are spending millions to change that.

Part of CT's opioid settlement money could go to addressing the crisis’ effect on incarcerated people, many of whom struggle with addiction.

Most CT municipalities had yet to use any opioid settlement funds as of last fall. But some have pooled their money and created partnerships.

In southeastern Connecticut, Naloxone continues to be distributed for free by local health districts and departments due to increased opioid overdoses in the region.

Drug overdose deaths in New York surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report Tuesday from the state comptroller’s office.

Bridgeport has received over $50,000 from the national Opioid Trust Settlement Fund as the result of an agreement between several states and four major opioid companies.

Connecticut lawmakers are considering how to spend some of the state’s opioid settlement money. They are looking at funding supervised injection sites to help curb overdoses.

A new state-commissioned report released today by a team of Yale public health experts says Connecticut needs to expand its treatment options to fight its…

On Wednesday Governor Andrew Cuomo announced more than $10 million in state funding for six new recovery and outreach centers in New York, and Long Island…