San Mateo County on Tuesday became the first county in the Bay Area to ban the sale of kratom, a substance that state health ...

What is kratom? Does it have side effects? Does it show up on a drug test? The Detroit News answers your questions about the ...

While the U.S. has seen a decline in the overall number of overdose deaths, the news on drug use is not all trending ...

Health and government officials are warning of a potential deadly substance in the illegal drug supply. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the White House Office of National Drug ...

Ian Anderson is a postdoctoral researcher at the California Institute of Technology. Wendy Wood is professor emerita of psychology and business at the University of Southern California. You’re ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The White House on Thursday unveiled a new effort to streamline the country’s response to its drug and alcohol epidemic, pledging to align ...

In 1974, Janssen Pharmaceuticals chemists synthesized a compound so potent a few micrograms immobilized an elephant or rhinoceros. Marketed as Wildnil for wildlife anesthesia, carfentanil was used for ...

This revelation could cut addiction-related deaths by 50 percent. As scientists unravel the link between GLP-1 medications and addiction, it may hold clues for the development a drug that can treat ...

The Dalai Lama’s Office Says He ‘Never Met’ Jeffrey Epstein After His Name Appears in Epstein Files The 90-year-old Tibetan leader's statement comes after the Justice Department released millions of ...

In this photo illustration, a Meta logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images via Getty Images) Meta went ...

Southern Nevada health officials have detected medetomidine — a veterinary sedative also known as “rhino tranq” — in the local illicit drug supply, warning it can cause prolonged sedation and ...