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Author: BY KEN BELSON - Publish Date: September 5, 2021 at 04:11AM At one time the N.F.L.’s highest-paid defensive player, he left the league after six seasons and fell into a spiral of addiction, homelessness and desolation.

Author: BY JAN HOFFMAN - Publish Date: July 28, 2021 at 12:39AM If approved by a judge next month, the plan would resolve thousands of lawsuits and set in motion the release of $4.5 billion to help cover costs from the opioid epidemic.

Author: BY MICHAEL FORSYTHE AND WALT BOGDANICH - Publish Date: February 4, 2021 at 08:07AM The consulting firm has reached the agreement with 47 states because of its advice to drugmakers, including Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin.

Author: BY JOHN ELIGON - Publish Date: December 24, 2020 at 07:16AM “He made me feel like a drug addict,” Dr. Susan Moore said, accusing a white doctor of downplaying her complaints of pain and suggesting she should be discharged.

Author: BY DAN LEVIN - Publish Date: October 22, 2020 at 07:23AM The company, which produced OxyContin, faces penalties of $8.3 billion. But families of those addicted are skeptical of the tangible benefits.

Author: BARRY MEIER - Publish Date: August 18, 2019 at 07:00AM In an Appalachian town, an unlikely group of activists recognized the early stages of the deadly drug epidemic, and fought in vain to stem its rise.

Author: JANE E. BRODY - Publish Date: May 20, 2019 at 07:00AM “There is very little data to justify how these drugs are being used and why they should be in the top 10 in sales,” a researcher said.

Author: TOBY BILANOW - Publish Date: May 3, 2019 at 07:00AM Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.

Author: DANNY HAKIM, RONI CARYN RABIN and WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM - Publish Date: April 1, 2019 at 07:00AM Three generations of the Sackler family were deeply involved in running Purdue Pharma and knew of opioid abuse risks, according to lawsuits.

Author: KEN BELSON - Publish Date: February 2, 2019 at 07:00AM A brutal game got them hooked on painkillers. In retirement, they battle addiction. The opioid crisis courses through football.

Author: PERRI KLASS, M.D. - Publish Date: January 28, 2019 at 07:00AM Experts say opioids are sometimes warranted for kids, in cases like severe burns or major trauma. But doctors should prescribe carefully, and parents should never keep leftovers in the house.

Author: GINA KOLATA - Publish Date: January 24, 2019 at 07:00AM Injections of bone cement into fractured vertebrae fail to relieve pain any more than a placebo does, researchers found.

Author: PERRI KLASS, M.D. - Publish Date: January 7, 2019 at 07:00AM We’ve come a long way from the days when surgeons were taught that infants’ nervous systems were too undeveloped to feel pain.

Author: BARRY MEIER - Publish Date: December 26, 2018 at 07:00AM State and local governments are giving up opportunities to hold the drug industry accountable for Americans’ overdose deaths.