Opioids

By Theodore Cicero, Washington University in St Louis and Matthew S. Ellis, Washington University in St Louis for The Conversation USAbuse of opium…

Legislation that would expand access to Narcan, a medicine that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, is being weighed by a Missouri Senate…

The heroin epidemic is killing people from every corner of St. Louis County, especially people from relatively affluent neighborhoods.According to a…

Until now, when St. Louis County Police Officer Kevin Magnan responded to an opiate overdose call there wasn’t much he could do except wait for the…

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is renewing her call for Missouri legislators to pass a bill monitoring the sales of prescription drugs. Missouri is the only…

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is rolling out a new, more comprehensive approach to fighting drug trafficking, starting in St. Louis and three…

Updated November 27, 2016 with a more complete count — A final 2015 count from the city of St. Louis bumped the number of opioid overdose deaths to 516…

For a long time, Gary Carmack of Waynesville watched his 25-year-old son James battle a heroin addiction.“He would look at me with these big, sad eyes,…

A patient comes into an emergency room, clearly in pain and begging for medication. Is she physically ill or addicted to narcotics? It’s almost impossible…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 12, 2012 - When Christian Hospital opened its drug treatment center about eight years ago, it…