Opioid

A 31-year-old Cheyenne man is facing felony charges after agents reportedly found drugs in his house.

Cheyenne police saw a 133% increase in overdose-related deaths between 2020 and 2021, according to an annual report released Wednesday.

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.

The University Of Wyoming Division of Social Work was awarded a grant from the National Council for Behavioral Health to prepare students to fight the opioid epidemic in the state and country

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.

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

This lawsuit is similar to ones filed by the State of Wyoming, Carbon County and the Northern Arapaho Tribe.