Results for Drug Abuse

Antibiotic resistance is a major health threat that causes almost 700,000 deaths a year, and its toll will rise

When everyone is using prescription pills, it can be difficult to discern the difference between healthy use and use that crosses the line into addictions.

Physicians are caught in the vise between patient satisfaction surveys and the epidemic of prescription drug abuse and overdose.

Campaigning for his wife in New Hampshire, Bill Clinton opened up about three people close to the family who had lost their lives to drug abuse or an overdose.

A look at how drug prevention begins at home and what you can do to help keep kids away from drugs. Narconon has resources to help.

The Community Epidemiology Work Group (CEWG) — a network of local substance abuse experts — reported semiannually on drug trends and emerging issues in major metropolitan areas and several states across the United States, and was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) from 1976 to 2014. Area representatives reported the most recent …

Two September events: community forum at Poughkeepsie High School and a prescription pill "take back" in the Village of Wappingers Falls

People recovering from illicit drug abuse are more likely to be successful if they don't smoke cigarettes, a new study finds

Gov. Brian Sandoval has called physicians, politicians and law enforcement officials to a summit meeting this week to address the national opioid epidemic’s impact on Nevada.

Addicts need accountability to overcome drug abuse

"Half" is a series of studio portraits by London-based photographer Roman Sakovich that explores the devastating effects of drug abuse. The project was cre

There's encouraging news, but prescription drug abuse remains a stubborn problem, medical authorities say.

The staggering cost to companies with employees on drugs typically comes in the form of poor work performance and lack of productivity.

Richard Logan’s pharmacy has been on the same street in Charleston, Missouri, for 40 years. Picture rows of wrist wraps, antacids and the like in front of

In an attempt to change the stigma surrounding drug addiction, recovering addicts and families are standing up to share their stories of suffering and loss.

Friday, February 16, 2018
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At colleges across America, students are becoming addicted to a popular prescription drug — not because they’re trying to get high, but because they hope to get smarter. The drug, Adderall, is normally prescribed for kids with attention deficit disorder. But some college kids are taking the medication because it helps them focus and pull all-nighters.
One ‘A’ student at one of the nation’s top tier colleges explained the appeal of the pills kids…

Dr. Andrew Kolodny, executive director of Physicians for Responsible Opiod Prescribing, discusses the scope of the prescription drug and heroin abuse epidemic and the Obama administration's efforts…

President Trump on Wednesday appointed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie - a former rival and deposed head of his transition team - to lead a White House commission to combat drug addiction and named Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi a commission member.
During a White House listening...

Abuse of heroin and prescription opioids has steadily risen in recent years, spiking in late 2013 and last year.