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This country is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic as millions of Americans struggle with pain and addiction—according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioids killed more than 28,000 people in 2014, more than any year…

Six-hospital Deaconess Health System, which serves southwest Indiana, is monitoring patients who are being prescribed opioids to identify those who may be at risk for drug abuse.

Sometimes it’s hard to get in to see a doctor when you need to, or to get your children an appointment; not to mention the cost can be difficult to swallow. But if you work at one Louisville company, you can just walk down the hall from your…

A federal commission advises POTUS to encourage more health data exchange between PDMPs and hospitals for improved prescription drug monitoring.

To tackle and prevent opioid abuse in the state, Michigan has replaced its electronic prescription monitoring program (PMP) with a fully hosted and maintained platform that integrates into electronic health records (EHRs) and gives prescribers and…

The National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA) has named Idaho’s Canyon County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) the 2017 recipient of their Crime Victim Services Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement by a sheriff’s office in support of…

Of all the accomplishments rightly attributed to Armstrong, the greatest will be the role he played in one of the biggest victims’ rights milestones in our nation’s history.

MADISON, WI—In an attempt to slow the growth of methamphetamine labs, a new bill would require pharmacies to use the same electronic system to track the sale of meth’s key ingredient.