Nigeria’s streets have become a free-for-all market for hard drugs, including opioids and other harmful substances. SODIQ ...

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has renewed a 2017 public health emergency declaration ...

Opioid overdose deaths have plummeted dramatically for addicts being treated in an experimental drug treatment program on ...

What started as a medical solution for pain management spiraled into a nationwide addiction crisis. Drugs like OxyContin, ...

Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), one of 31 bipartisan co-sponsors, called the bill's passage a "major accomplishment" for both Republicans and Democrats.

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The exposures were categorized as either misuse or abuse, or as unintentional. During the studied period, the percentage of misuse or drug abuse cases increased from 26.1% to 39.2%, while there ...

JB Pritzker’s administration is in part crediting the availability of naloxone and a substance abuse disorder hotline. Illinois recorded an 8.3% decrease in overall drug overdose deaths in 2023 ...

The purpose of the Child Abuse Registry is to help child and family services agencies protect children. Under certain circumstances, an employer or organization can access the Registry to determine ...

The UK is in the midst of a “lone wolf epidemic”, with the majority of terrorist attacks being conducted by individuals, according to new research. The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP ...

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