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November 8, 2016

Teen use of opioids linked to marijuana

Teens who take opioid painkillers without a prescription also often use cannabis, according to a new study.

November 7, 2016

Synthetic drug lab experiment now a killer opioid

Ray and Christine Henney grew anxious when their 25-year-old son, R.J., didn’t respond to text messages late one April night.

November 3, 2016

Tests confirm Utah teens overdosed on new synthetic drug

Toxicology tests confirm two 13-year-old boys in the Utah ski-resort town of Park City overdosed on a new synthetic drug that is available online and was also found at the estate of entertainer Prince after he died, police said Thursday.

November 3, 2016

Why some pot smokers face a higher risk of drinking problems

DENVER — People who use alcohol and marijuana together may be at greater risk for alcohol-related problems, such as drunken driving and poorer health, than those who use only alcohol, a new study finds

November 2, 2016

Man's energy drink habit caused hepatitis

A man who drank four to five energy drinks per day for three weeks developed acute hepatitis due to excess vitamin B3 consumption, researchers detailed in a study published Tuesday in BMJ Case Reports.

November 1, 2016

Mixing energy drinks with alcohol causes brain changes in mice

Energy drinks are often combined with alcohol in mixed drinks, and a new study in mice hints at how that combination may change the brain.

November 1, 2016

Conference highlights drug abuse epidemic's effects on kids

The country's addictions epidemic has created a generation of children affected by their parents' problems, a doctor who works with infants born addicted to heroin told a gathering of experts struggling with the issue Tuesday.

November 1, 2016

Washington mother allegedly used heroin as 'feel-good medicine' for children

A Washington mother of three was charged and jailed on Monday, under accusations that she gave her three small children heroin to get them to sleep.

October 31, 2016

Surge in prescription opioid poisoning among US youth

The number of children and teens hospitalized for prescription opioid poisonings has more than doubled in recent years, with both accidental overdoses and suicide attempts on the rise, a U.S. study suggests.

October 28, 2016

5 more charged with drug conspiracy in Middle Tennessee overdose outbreak

Five more people are facing federal drug charges in a fentanyl overdose outbreak that killed two people in Tennessee over 24 hours this summer, U.S. Attorney David Rivera announced Thursday.