opioid

The disruption in the illegal opioid trade had varying impacts around the country. As stay-at-home orders lift, that creates different risks of overdose that public health is trying to manage.

The Bexar County jail will be among Texas' first to administer a federally approved drug to treat inmates with opioid dependence -- the most recent of…

Bexar County will test a new drug treatment program for county jail inmates that uses a medication that costs $1,000 a dose, but members of the county’s…

A new study finds that children are being poisoned by opioids, and a growing number of them in recent years are ending up in pediatric ICUs for lifesaving procedures.

The Bexar County Opioid Implementation Task Force will begin drafting plans today to implement the state's first needle exchange program as part of a…

In the first two weeks after a person is released from jail, they are 40 times more likely to die of an overdose, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier…

Like many other cities who have been affected by the opioid crisis, Bexar County is suing big pharmaceutical companies for their role in manufacturing and…

Bexar County will have its day in court against several dozen opioid manufacturers next year according to county officials. A state judge in Harris County…

Pregnant women and mothers recovering from opioid addiction now have a home in San Antonio where they can live with their children…

An expert on opioid use disorder in San Antonio is on a mission to get more Texas doctors qualified to prescribe a medication that has a high rate of…