Drug overdose deaths vary widely across racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The rates are higher in some communities due to unequal healthcare access, socioeconomic barriers, and systemic ...

Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs. By Jan Hoffman The message ...

Cathy Humphreys receives funding from the Australian Research Council, ANROWS and funding from community organisation grants for specific projects. Margaret Kertesz receives funding from the ...

TRUMANN, Ark. - It's being called one of the biggest drug busts in the history of northeastern Arkansas: The FBI announced on Tuesday the indictments of 21 people accused of distributing ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -While setting out to highlight the work Black women were doing in Nashville to save lives, WSMV4 crews stumbled upon two women who said they’ve dedicated their lives to what ...

Since 2021, New Yorkers have been rightly puzzled by OnPoint NYC, the “safe injection” sites where hard-drug addicts shoot up under medical supervision. After all, drugs like fentanyl and heroin are ...

Adults who smoke cigarettes and are addicted to alcohol or other drugs were more likely to achieve sustained remission of their substance use disorder symptoms if they also quit smoking, according to ...

Drugs like cocaine and a common metabolite of it, benzoylecgonine, show up in bodies of water near urban areas. People excrete drugs through urine and feces, which travels down the wastewater system ...