For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug ...

Passing the Alternatives to PAIN Act would be an excellent way for Trump to uphold his promise to “Make America Healthy Again ...

For individuals reporting cannabis use, the odds of opioid misuse are reduced among individuals in states with medical ...

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family who own the company have proposed a new $7.4 billion settlement to resolve thousands of ...

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family that controls the major prescription opioids manufacturer have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement with West Virginia and 13 other states due to fueling the ...

The agreement also ends the Sacklers’ control of Purdue Pharma and prohibits them from selling opioids in the United States.

Since the opioid epidemic was declared an emergency in 2017, it has claimed more than 450,000 lives, but local drug and alcohol specialists are working to fight the crisis daily. The ...

The Trump Administration’s abrupt cancellation of National Institutes of Health meetings and grant reviews has sparked ...

Mental health and substance use calls have become a large portion of fire departments’ work, but firefighters don't always receive training.

To address a lack of psychiatric inpatient beds within Brazoria County, stakeholders from health care, education and local government are asking the 89th Texas Legislature to help fund the county’s ...

The prevalence of diagnosed disorders from recurrent use of sedative, hypnotic and anti-anxiety medications in adolescents and young adults has increased sharply since 2001, according to researchers.

While overdose death rates in the U.S. for white people have fallen dramatically, the rates for Black people lag behind.