Opioid

The DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches and other forms of prescription drugs.

So far in 2022, law enforcement has seized more than 13,398 dosage units of fentanyl.

An alleged drug dealer who was busted in Laramie County this summer has pleaded not guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.

The agreement with McKinsey orders it to to make public online tens of thousands of internal documents detailing its work for Purdue Pharma.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement last month that could be worth up to $12 billion over time.

Published reports say a proposed $10 billion to $12 billion settlement of the opioid claims with Purdue Pharma is taking shape.

The number of court filings from states has surged since last year, and in March Purdue reached a $270 million settlement with Oklahoma.

On May 24, a jury found former Casper Dr. Shakeel Kahn guilty of dispensing oxycodone and other prescription drugs resulting in death.

If convicted on all counts, Shakeel Kahn faces 45 years to life imprisonment.

Between 2014 and 2016, Wyoming averaged 42 overdose deaths from opioids.