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February 26, 2016

NYC backs legislation banning smokeless tobacco in ballparks

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Health Department is backing legislation that would ban smokeless tobacco from all ticketed sports arenas, including Yankee Stadium and Citi Field.

February 25, 2016

Colorado visitors end up in ERs more for pot use than residents

Marijuana is sending visitors to Colorado to hospital emergency rooms at an increasing rate, according to a new study.

February 25, 2016

New York steps up fight against overdoses in hard-hit Staten Island

New York City officials on Wednesday rolled out a new effort to tackle a surge in deaths from drug overdoses on Staten Island, the smallest of the city's five boroughs, which last year suffered the city's highest rate of overdose deaths.

February 23, 2016

Coffee pot: What happens when you mix marijuana and caffeine?

You can now add coffee to the growing list of foods and drinks that are available as products infused with marijuana.

February 19, 2016

Fatal overdoses of common anxiety meds are spiking

Opioids aren't the only drugs we should be concerned about when it comes to overdoses.

February 19, 2016

Marijuana use may lead to abuse of other substances

Using marijuana may lead in short order to using even more marijuana as well as abusing other drugs and alcohol, suggests a new analysis of U.S. data.

February 19, 2016

Drinking more coffee may undo liver damage from booze

Drinking more coffee might help reduce the kind of liver damage that's associated with overindulging in food and alcohol, a review of existing studies suggests.

February 18, 2016

Adderall misuse is a growing problem, experts warn

Improper use of the stimulant Adderall is becoming a bigger problem among young adults — a growing percentage say they use the drug without a prescription, a new study finds

February 18, 2016

Gut bacteria may influence alcoholics' liver damage

Differences among alcoholics in who gets severe liver damage and who doesn't might be partly due to differences in their gut microbes, suggests a new study using mice and people.

February 17, 2016

Colorado surgical tampering case prompts review of 3,000 patients

An ex-medical technician has been indicted on charges of tampering with narcotics at a Colorado hospital, leading authorities to urge nearly 3,000 people who had surgery there to be tested for blood-borne diseases, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday.