Far fewer people are using opioids than a decade ago, surveys indicate, and substance use experts and former opioid users say ...

The growing availability of heroin, combined with programs aimed at curbing prescription painkiller abuse, may be changing the face of opiate addiction in the U.S., according to sociologists. While ...

I'm sure we are all aware of the problem that our society faces because of drug addiction. In New England, and specifically in Maine, addiction to prescription medications is a major problem. If you ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Rx and Illicit drug Summit, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — ...

Scotland has been ravaged by drugs – more than almost any other nation on the planet. But drug campaigners are warning in today’s Daily Record that our drug deaths epidemic is getting worse. The ...

Davina McCall has opened up about her struggles with drug addiction in her twenties. The 57-year-old, who recently revealed she had been diagnosed with a brain tumour, went through a dependency on ...

NORTH BEND — A town hall meeting about the heroin epidemic in Coos County will take place 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12 at The Mill Casino-Hotel, 3201 Tremont Ave. There will be discussion about ...

During the early 2000s a new and unexpected drug crisis began spreading across Britain. Known as “legal highs,” these synthetic substances were sold online and in shops by exploiting loopholes in drug ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction, spiritual awakening and recovery at a conference on drug addiction Thursday and emphasized that young ...