The crackdown on illegal use of prescription painkillers in some parts of the country has fueled increased use of heroin -- a cheaper and more dangerous alternative -- among teens. Both the ...

Recent data published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that those who use cannabis are more likely to be able to quit injectable opioids. The study was carried out by a team of Canadian ...

Key research finding: Pharmacologists are working to help mitigate the detrimental side effects of opiates, including addiction, respiratory depression, constipation and alcohol use. Many ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People affected by opiate addiction have a new place to turn to in West Michigan. Members of the newly-formed Grand Rapids chapter of Families Against Narcotics (FAN) will ...

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A study published in the British Medical Journal by researchers at Yale University and the University of California, Davis, reveals a connection between prevalence of cannabis dispensaries and a drop ...

Brick House Recovery earned Idaho's Best in Mental Wellness award for the third year running! BHR was established in 2014 when our founder noticed an aching need in the Idaho community: a high-quality ...

BOSTON (AP) – U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark says a new report shows the need for a bill she’s pushing to help hospitals diagnose and treat newborns suffering from opiate exposure. Clark said the study ...

The direct and indirect costs associated with employees’ use of drugs, including opiates, are alarming. According to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, impaired workers are: 33-50 percent less productive ...

Overdoses are happening everywhere, all over the country. In our current society, the streets are filled to the brim with ultra-strong heroin that’s often mixed with fentanyl and a multitude of its ...

Burlington Police Chief Brandon del Pozo (left) and Mayor Miro Weinberger Credit: File: Terri Hallenbeck Mayor Miro Weinberger and Police Chief Brandon del Pozo say the Queen City needs a better ...