State health officials say the historic decline reflects the impact of Medicaid expansion.
Regulators on Friday approved two new gene therapies for sickle cell disease that doctors hope can cure the painful, inherited blood disorder.
Advocates, family members of victims, and those in recovery held an event in Raleigh highlighting resources and discussing ideas to reverse drug addiction trends.
The federal government will take a first-ever step: negotiating those drugs' prices directly with manufacturers.
"Real Housewives" star Emily Simpson said she was shamed for using the drug to help lose weight.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that off-brand forms of the medications could be unsafe.