opioid addiction

A new study co-authored by a Utah State University researcher looks at how families manage the stigma associated with opioid addiction.

County Mayor Jenny Wilson said it’s not enough to repair the damage to the community but it’s a start.

Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture met with a dozen groups affected by the state’s opioid epidemic on Wednesday. They were looking…

Salt Lake County has assembled a group of high-profile attorney’s to take on 19 pharmaceutical companies over their role in the opioid crisis. The…

Carbon County has some of the highest rates of opioid overdoses and death by suicide in the state. This week the Southeast Utah Health Department held a…

Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes doubled down on his argument that the state should sue pharmaceutical companies for their role in the country’s opioid…

Odyssey House is Utah’s biggest addiction treatment provider. On Thursday officials unveiled a new inpatient facility to help people struggling with…

One person dies from an opioid overdose nearly every day in Utah. In this heavily Mormon state, one addict-turned prevention advocate is asking the…

To better understand the opioid crisis try talking to an addict's mother. KUER's Erik Neumann spent an evening hearing honest, heartbreaking, and…

Utah is consistently in the top 10 states for opioid overdose deaths. For years many Utahns have suffered in silence when it comes to addiction. But one…

A Justice Department program that tackles heroin, prescription drug abuse and violent crime is coming to Utah.As part of the Drug Enforcement Agency’s 360…

While some are praising Utah’s new needle exchange program, which operates primarily in Salt Lake County, officials in other parts of the state are…