Seattle Councilmember Kettle addresses drug enforcement policy clarification and effectiveness, with a focus on balancing aid ...

As Olympia faces another shortfall, state health care officials said Monday that the governor’s supplemental budget proposal ...

Nearly 85% of healthcare leaders and providers say drug diversion is a problem in U.S. health facilities, and it may be fueling the opioid epidemic, according to a new survey released Tuesday.

Drug diversion, the theft or misuse of controlled substances by healthcare workers, is a serious and growing problem in hospitals worldwide. According to a report by the National Institutes of ...

Hospital drug diversion, when a healthcare worker "diverts" opiates or other controlled substances away from patients for personal use or sale, is often undetected and can lead to patient safety ...

We’ve made great strides in addressing the opioid epidemic at a national level. Just two months ago, Congress passed a comprehensive bipartisan package (PDF) taking aim at substance abuse disorders by ...

A nurse under stress pulls drugs without an order and pockets them for personal use. A stressed-out surgical technician switches out powerful pain medication, leaving saline-filled vials behind.

San Francisco's Drug Court is seeing a swelling volume of cases. Some of them have included defendants accused of violent ...