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July 24, 2019

Teens more likely to try illegal drugs in summer, study finds

First-time drug users may be unfamiliar with the drugs' effects, which may put these individuals at higher risk of harm, the authors said.

July 24, 2019

Photos of drug user's home shed light on childhood marred by opioid addiction: 'It felt normal'

They don't hold a grudge against their mother and learned to separate her love for them from her addiction.

July 21, 2019

Drug companies shipped thousands of pain pill orders it should have halted, documents say

Drug companies flooded vulnerable communities in American with billions of painkillers for years in the name of profit without proper oversight, highlighting the pharmaceutical industry's role in the opioid epidemic according to federal authorities. 

July 20, 2019

Ohio pharmaceutical distributor accused of flooding Appalachia with opioids

A criminal indictment this week accuses an Ohio pharmaceutical distributor of scheming to flood parts of rural Appalachia with millions of painkillers, contributing to the opioid epidemic.

July 18, 2019

Trump drug czar touts progress against opioid crisis after report 76 billion pills flooded US

Jim Carroll, director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy, said pharmaceutical companies have taken advantage of Americans’ chronic illnesses, touting the administration's progress combating the opioid crisis.

July 18, 2019

Louvre Museum first to remove Sackler family name after opioid protests

France's Louvre Museum in Paris has become the first major institution to remove the Sackler family name after protests erupted against the family that is blamed for the deadly opioid crisis in the United States.

July 10, 2019

A peek into opioid users' brains as they try to quit

Government scientists are starting to peek into the brains of people caught in the nation's opioid epidemic, to see if medicines proven to treat addiction, like methadone, do more than ease the cravings and withdrawal.

July 8, 2019

Rick Manning: Why are so many homeless when the economy is so strong? The answer is this

A thriving economy isn't enough for thousands who have been left behind due to the opioid epidemic.

July 3, 2019

Drug cop loses daughter to overdose, builds sober living house in her honor

Kevin Simmers locked up drug abusers in western Maryland for years as a narcotics officer for the Hagerstown Police Department. Then, one day, the crisis found a way into his own home.

June 20, 2019

Police departments rethink approach to battling addiction crisis

As the epidemic continues to break records, police departments are shifting strategies of how they interact with people with addiction.