Opioid Crisis

The DEA used info from Diamond Lynch’s phone to find where she got the drugs that killed her, a trail that stretched from Washington, D.C., to California to Mexico.

The legality of an agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids is going before the Supreme Court.

Narcan is an easy-to-use nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose. Here’s what you need to know about this life-saving drug.

The California Department of Public Health and multiple Bay Area counties are seeking to educate the public about the fentanyl crisis currently hitting the state and nation.

San Francisco health leaders are intensifying their fight against the fentanyl crisis that’s growing into a local and national tragedy.

San Francisco could become the first city in the country to require every pharmacy within its boundaries to always carry naloxone, a drug that reverses overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids.

A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the opioid crisis. It’s called xylazine (pronounced ZY’-lah-zeen).

Despite a major push to address the crisis, fentanyl use and overdose deaths continue to spike in the South Bay.

Despite a major push to address the crisis, fentanyl use and overdose deaths continue to spike in the South Bay. Robert Handa reports.

San Francisco will now be getting federal help when it comes to fighting the fentanyl crisis.

San Francisco will now be getting federal help when it comes to fighting the fentanyl crisis. Sergio Quintana reports.

A federal court cleared the way for the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, to settle thousands of claims over the toll of opiods, seemingly without the threat of civil lawsuits.

Santa Clara University on Tuesday unveiled a vending machine that contains free Narcan, a super drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

Santa Clara University on Tuesday unveiled a vending machine that contains free Narcan, a super drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Damian Trujillo reports.

Some Bay Area communities are now turning to their wastewater to track the opioid crisis. Raj Mathai speaks with Dr. Matt Willis of Marin County Public Health on this.

A handful of Bay Area communities are now turning to their wastewater to track their opioid crisis.

A handful of Bay Area communities are now turning to their wastewater to track their opioid crisis Christie Smith reports.

A Bay Area family said their baby playing in a San Francisco public park was hospitalized after somehow being exposed to fentanyl. Robert Handa reports.

Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers. The deal would still need to be approved by 43 states to take effect. It follows a similar announcement from pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreen Co. They each said they would pay about $5...

CVS Health and Walgreen Co. announced agreements in principle Wednesday to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids, and a lawyer said Walmart is in discussions for a deal.