Whitney Purvis, former 16 and Pregnant star, has been arrested for involuntary manslaughter in Georgia. She's accused of ...

A man’s death after using “Flow” in a small Vermont city exposed a drug operation that spanned continents and sent a New York ...

Pennsylvania wants to continue categorizing a class of powerful synthetic opioids as Schedule I controlled substances to ...

Polysubstance abuse, using multiple types of drugs at the same time, is a common cause of death from overdose and an ...

Mental health services in the United States are facing a critical transformation due to significant federal cuts to mental health grants implemented during the Trump administration. These cuts have ...

North Carolina is poised to receive $150 million from a new multi-state legal settlement with pharmaceutical company Purdue ...

Discover how a drug trafficker received a 19-year sentence for distributing fentanyl that caused a teenager's death.

According to one analysis, Medicaid made up 93 percent of claims for substance use treatment, whereas private insurance ...

One North Carolina city offers a window into how Medicaid cuts may affect national efforts to address opioid addiction and ...

US drug overdose deaths (DODs) started declining in 2023, with a faster decline for opioid-related versus stimulant-related DOD rates.

Fred Meyer pharmacies in Washington now offer free locking bags for opioid prescriptions to combat misuse and overdoses.

We need to pressure lawmakers to resist proposals that would wipe out the progress that has been made.