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June 5, 2017

Rich kids and drugs: Addiction may hit wealthy students hardest

Teens who attend high-achieving schools in well-to-do communities may be more vulnerable to drug and alcohol problems than their less well-off peers, a new study from the Northeast U.S. suggests.

June 5, 2017

Ohio police officers on the frontline fighting opioid crisis

Ohio police officers are taking new added precautions while on patrol as they try to save others overdosing on opioids.

June 2, 2017

1-year-old revived with Narcan after opioid overdose, police say

A 1-year-old Ohio boy was revived with Narcan after he overdosed on opioids Thursday evening, police said.

June 1, 2017

Alcoholics Anonymous sues to recover original manuscript

The original manuscript that became the basis for Alcoholics Anonymous is the subject of a new lawsuit by the organization, which wants to reclaim it before it can be auctioned next month.

June 1, 2017

Judge Jeanine Pirro: Heroin dealers deserve prison, not sympathy

Imagine this for a moment – your child is dead. This person that you have raised from birth and have focused every important thought of your life for over two decades is gone from the world forever.

June 1, 2017

Ohio attorney general sues 5 drug companies related to opioid crisis

The Ohio attorney general sued five drugmakers on Wednesday, accusing the companies of perpetrating the state's addictions epidemic by intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the drugs not backed by science.

May 25, 2017

Safest recreational drug? Mushrooms

A massive drug survey has labeled hallucinogenic mushrooms as the safest recreational drug in the world—though ensuring you're consuming a psychedelic variety of fungi, rather than some poisonous version, is rather important.

May 23, 2017

Overdose deaths skyrocket 22 percent in NYC

Drug-overdose deaths in the Big Apple have shot up by 22 percent so far this year, police officials said Monday.

May 23, 2017

Even one drink a day can up breast cancer risk

Just one alcoholic drink per day—even a teeny one—may not bode well for women on the breast cancer front, reports the Washington Post.

May 23, 2017

Dr. Marc Siegel: Treat opioid abusers, don't jail them

Last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his intention to seek harsher penalties for criminal activity involving opioids.