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Misuse of opioids, including heroin and prescription painkillers, has risen among adults 50 and older, according to a new government report. Rates ...

People with anxiety and depression have a high rate of prescription opioid use, a new study finds. Almost 19% of the estimated 38.6 million people ...

Drug overdose deaths increased 19% from 2015 to 2016, according to a preliminary analysis of data by The New York Times. Evidence suggests the prob...

For the first time, U.S. drivers killed in crashes in 2015 were more likely to have used drugs than alcohol, according to a new study. The study fo...

The Canadian government on Thursday announced new legislation legalizing marijuana, fulfilling one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's major campaig...

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been appointed to lead the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, the Wh...

A new study suggests that the longer patients are enrolled in treatment, the better chance they have of successful recovery after treatment. The s...

A new government report finds 25% of drug overdose deaths in 2015 involved heroin, triple the percentage in 2010. The National Center for Health St...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that 33,091 people died from opioid overdoses in 2015, which accounts for 63% of all dr...

Commercial motor vehicle drivers who fail a drug and alcohol test will be listed on a national clearinghouse to be created by the Federal Motor Car...