When people who use illegal drugs feel like they have to hide their use, the risk of overdose and death soars.

An addiction clinic says they’re seeing more people come in with addictions to a synthetic form of kratom which has a higher ...

Where does opium come from? The opium poppy grows best in warm, dry climates. Most opium is grown in a long, narrow stretch of mountains in central Asia, an area that starts in Turkey and moves east ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

DRUG abuse includes the use of any drug or medication for recreational purposes or to feel good, help with sleep and so on. They may have been originally prescribed drugs (medications) for pain, such ...

Take a good look around any major urban area– and now, many rural spaces too– and you’ll see signs of drug abuse and addiction. The Baltimore City Department of Health reports that “In 2023, Baltimore ...

Editor's Note: The graphic at the end of this segment used imprecise terminology. The Legal Action Center survey referred to “substance use disorder.” This week, we are reporting on some promising ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. When I was arrested and charged with possession with intent to sell cocaine in 1986, I was addicted to both coke ...

Athletes, actors, politicians, and others often develop substance abuse disorders and some die from drug-related deaths. At the same time, their life history, drug use, and risk-taking shows the rest ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A new multimillion-dollar study is kicking off in Vermont. Its goal is to find out what barriers exist for people with substance use disorder in accessing health care. 400 ...