For as long as the federal government has worked to support substance use treatment, it has operated on a simple premise: Addiction medicine’s objective is to help people using drugs stop — completely ...

As an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, I’ve spent more than 20 years treating patients of all ages. My responsibility extends beyond the walls of my office, involving far more than extracting teeth or ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The state recently completed wastewater testing in high schools statewide to see what drugs are being used in that particular community. Results show cocaine made a comeback and ...

HANCOCK COUNTY — Officials who battle drug addiction and drug crimes on a daily basis want people to know this week has been Red Ribbon Week — a time set aside to raise awareness for drug prevention ...

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, and it addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Several local law enforcement agencies joined a national cause to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs. National Drug Take Back Day was held Saturday, April 28, ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration says criminal drug networks are abusing social media to expand their reach, create new ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Since unwanted or expired medication all too often becomes a gateway to addiction, special drug take back events are held twice a year to stop the flow of drugs in the ...

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will use money from a $5 million congressional earmark to conduct a youth education campaign aimed at preventing opioid abuse, university officials announced ...

JENKINS COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff announced $875,000 in Federal funding is coming to several counties in Georgia to prevent drug abuse among youth, including Jenkins County.

For nearly a century, the United States has been one of the fiercest advocates and practitioners of marijuana prohibition in the world. At the height of the America’s anti-pot fervor in the 1950s and ...