If you are speaking to a loved one with a drug addiction, you should never blame them, shame them, or encourage their use.

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 ...

The SGP has asked SHOs to use creative methods such as drama, songs and poetry to educate students on the dangers of internet ...

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 ...

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in ...

The DEA's 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day offers a safe way to dispose of unwanted medicines on October 25, ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

A new initiative is changing how people who struggle with mental health and addiction interact with police officers and the ...