As prescription drug abuse ... opportunity that is taken to divert drugs is the period between when a nurse or provider acquires the medicine until the treatment is either administered or destroyed.

Teen drug use is on the rise with opioids gaining popularity especially among girls ages 12 to 17, according to an alarming new study.

Sagalee ADC Higio Yame described drug abuse as a societal evil and proposed the formation of sector-level committees for a ...

Hearst Television's National Investigative Unit is learning more about a substance, not considered an opioid, being mixed ...

Khloe Kardashian detailed the "countless" times she tried to helped ex Lamar Odom through his addiction struggles in E! News' exclusive look at The Kardashians' Feb. 13 episode.

Fewer Americans are drug addicts, yet more people are dying from drug use. Law enforcement’s crackdown on opioids just caused ...

The initiative will focus on prevention, education, resource accessibility, and reducing the stigma surrounding addiction.

Travis Sebring, the former Meeker County sheriff’s deputy charged with stealing medications from a drop box, has entered treatment with the U.S. Veterans Administration, his attorney said ...

Prescription opioids are the most commonly misused painkillers ... Warning signs of drug abuse. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Treatment approaches for drug addiction drugfacts. Rebeca Schiller is ...

Event of the Heart, which is the primary fundraiser for MCAVHN Care and Prevention Network takes place on Feb. 15 at the ...

It’s been three months since California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, a new law that pledged to provide ...

Cutting government waste is a good aim, but we need a bold new vision and priorities to tackle the drug crisis.