opioids

Included in the conspiracy count was the charge that the distribution of high amounts of painkillers resulted in the death of Arizona resident Jessica Burch in 2015.

A Washington man who was busted in southeast Wyoming last summer with a massive amount of fentanyl has been sentenced to 75 months in federal prison.

State efforts aimed at preventing overdoses and deaths tied to prescription drugs and opioids are changing but continuing, as federal funding is coming to an end.

The New York attorney general says Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $230 million to settle claims that the pharmaceutical giant helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Dr. Shakeel Kahn was arrested in November 2016, was charged in January 2017, and was put on trial in May 2019.

The issue was underscored by Tuesday's shooting at a Minnesota clinic.

In 2017, the Wyoming Board of Medicine suspended his license, saying he "posed an imminent threat to the health, welfare and safety of the people of Wyoming."

The English company was one of the highest-volume opioid producers in the U.S.

In 2017, the board suspended his license saying he "posed an imminent threat to the health, welfare and safety of the people of Wyoming."

Rahim Khan admitted he didn't know if his son used any of the cash to buy houses or vehicles, and no property was titled in his name.