As prescription drug abuse has grown in the US and Europe, the diversion of such treatments from legitimate sources has also increased. Ben Hargreaves speaks to an expert in the area to learn how ...

The state’s insurance regulator has demanded detailed information about patients and their medications, raising privacy ...

Marijuana, opioids, and central nervous system stimulants (CNSS) are the most used illegal drugs by teenagers in the United ...

According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, 3.8 percent of American adults abuse opioids each year. Heroin is a drug that comes from a flower, the opium poppy, which usually grows ...

It can occur with prescription or nonprescription drugs. It can also range from mild to severe. Substance use disorder, formerly known as “drug abuse,” develops when substance use interferes ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Prescription drug abuse is fast becoming the new epidemic with 14 per cent of Kenyan ...

“This is the most recent national data available and shows a continued steep decline in overdose deaths. Provisional data shows about 87,000 drug overdose deaths from October 2023 to September 2024, ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration finds Alabamians threw away more than 3,500 pounds of prescription drugs during Drug Take Back Day. That was in October 2024. But drug prevention advocates believe ...

Indiana state law and University regulations prohibit the use, possession or distribution of narcotics or controlled drugs without a valid prescription. Use, possession or distribution of alcoholic ...