As drug experts parse the data trying to understand the factors that could contribute to a sudden drop in overdose deaths, ...

The DEA grants a one-year extension on telehealth prescription of addiction medications, kicking resolution on a fraught issue to the second Trump administration.

New research has found that certain types of medication used to treat diabetes may be effective in reducing alcohol use. The study looked at whether a type of diabetes medication, called GLP-1 ...

In a dimly lit room tucked away off one of the hallways at Fort Vancouver High School, two students filled small decorated ...

A new study supports the notion that the same mechanisms that help folks lose weight with Ozempic and its kin also work to ...

The C.D.C. is the nation’s first responder to outbreaks of infectious diseases like measles and flu. It tracks food-borne ...

A person finds a roommate non-responsive. First responders arrive and declare the 55-year-old Port Orchard man deceased. In ...

Available are $50,000 grants coming from the litigation agreement with several pharmaceutical distributors and manufacturer ...

The Executive Yuan yesterday passed a new phase of its anti-drug strategy plan, which includes NT$15 billion (US$460.89 million) for enforcement efforts. The funding would go toward reducing the ...

U.S. overdose deaths declined in 2023 in a recent report, according to the CDC. Locally, those on the front lines of addiction hope to continue that trend.

A state panel on Thursday recommended issuing more than $44 million in grants for scores of addiction prevention and treatment efforts aimed at reducing opioid overdoses.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he plans to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health ...