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April 26, 2016

Could marijuana help treat painkiller and heroin addiction?

The growing number of patients who claim marijuana helped them drop their painkiller habit has intrigued lawmakers and emboldened advocates, who are pushing for cannabis as a treatment for the abuse of opioids and illegal narcotics like heroin, as well as an alternative to painkillers.

April 25, 2016

Drug overdose deaths increased 70-fold in these US counties

Some U.S. counties have seen a 70-fold increase in drug overdose deaths in the last few decades, a new study finds.

April 22, 2016

Hepatitis C linked to higher risk of head and neck cancers

- People with hepatitis C may have at least twice the risk of developing certain head and neck cancers as individuals who don't carry the virus, a U.S. study suggests.

April 22, 2016

Awaiting Prince’s autopsy results: Experts say flu, opioid use can be deadly combination

Most speculation on the death of Prince, who passed away Thursday at age 57, has centered on his struggle with the flu, but new reports suggest the late pop icon may also have suffered from an opioid overdose.

April 22, 2016

There's a new street drug with crazy potency emerging

Get ready to hear much more about a powerful new street drug called W-18.

April 21, 2016

A look at marijuana laws around the US and the globe

Marijuana is illegal for any reason under federal law, but states have boldly experimented with allowing its use anyway, starting with California 20 years ago.

April 21, 2016

Military sexual trauma tied to increased risk of homelessness

Veterans who experienced sexual trauma in the military are at increased risk for homelessness, according to a new U.S. study.

April 20, 2016

After son's death, Australian family warns about dangers of 'huffing' deodorant

Phoenix Werner’s family said he was never into the drug scene and just wanted to fit in, but without their knowledge, the 14-year-old boy had been huffing spray deodorant to get high— a choice that cost him his life.

April 19, 2016

Colorado pot report: More adults using drug, but not kids

Colorado kids are not smoking more pot since the drug became legal - but their older siblings and parents certainly are, according to a long-awaited report giving the most comprehensive data yet on the effects of the state's 2012 recreational marijuana law.

April 14, 2016

Mom's eulogy for daughter who died from heroin overdose goes viral

A Massachusetts mother’s eulogy for her 23-year-old daughter has gone viral after she openly talked about the young woman’s struggle with addiction.