Since the 1970s, countless experts and the US government have sold the public a simple explanation for drug addiction, now clinically called substance abuse disorder: the myth of the gateway drug.

President Trump's executive order on homelessness aims to make it easier for states and cities to get people into mental health or addiction treatment, even if that means involuntary civil commitment.

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The new year and new presidential administration could mark a significant shift in the U.S. response to the opioid crisis. While drug deaths ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Amid what feels like an ever-worsening drug crisis here, locals and politicians alike are fed up. Overdose death rates remain near all-time highs. The Tenderloin, a historic downtown ...

Residents and business owners in Burlington, Vermont, spoke to Fox News Digital this week about the challenges their city is facing with an increase in homelessness and drug use on city streets, with ...

Methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and crack remain some of the most commonly trafficked substances in Pennsylvania, ...

On November 5, 2024, California voters passed Proposition 36, known as “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act.” Proposition 36 takes effect on December 18, 2024. Proposition 36 ...

While one dog didn’t make it after the house fire on Strayer Street in Johnstown last week, veterinarians and firefighters say it could have been a lot worse. O Marine Corps awards $330M contract to ...

Marc Svensson, a social psychologist and expert in LGBTQ+ mental health and drug misuse, gives his opinion on mortality rates ...