Prescription drug addiction is an escalating crisis that disproportionately affects women, leading to severe health consequences and devastating impacts on their lives. This issue — often overshadowed ...

Heath Ledger was found dead with seven different drugs in his system. Three were narcotic painkillers, two were anti-anxiety agents, two were sleep medications, and all were legally prescribed. Cindy ...

When Tom Fuchs started as director of the L.E. Phillips Libertas Treatment Center in Chippewa Falls, the vast majority of the patients were in treatment for alcohol abuse. By 2012, about half of the ...

A new scientific review of 148 studies enrolling over 4.3 million adult chronic pain patients treated with prescription opioid painkillers has found that nearly one in ten patients experiences opioid ...

Lev’s reporting has explored Americans’ deadly hostility to addiction medications, subpar treatment offered in jails and prisons, shifts in the illicit drug supply and consumption behavior, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The opioid epidemic has claimed too many lives—and for many, it starts with something as routine as a prescription after surgery or injury. In Iowa, however, a growing ...

One Dothan woman shares a powerful story of how a drug addiction claimed her sons life. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By ...

The number of teenagers and young adults abusing prescription drugs is on the rise, according to a government report released on January 16, 2003. Nearly 3 million people aged 12 to 17 used ...

Most mornings, a line of parked cars stretches along the length of the white-brick building at 508 Shattuck in Carrollton Township. Amy traded the fiendish addiction to OxyContin that led her to steal ...