Drug abuse is an ever-prevalent issue in the U.S., and in 2024 there were over 80,670 drug overdose-related deaths. Now, the landscape of drug use within the U.S. is changing, as new drugs like ...

25% of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use. 48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ...

While the sale and use of illegal and illicit drugs has long been a problem in rural upstate New York, local law enforcement and health officials say the problem has grown rapidly in recent years. The ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials are investigating sometimes-deadly overdoses with common anti-diarrhea drugs, a bizarre manifestation of the nation's drug abuse problem. The primary ingredient ...

Portman and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., whose states have major drug abuse problems, each testified in support of the bill at Wednesday’s Judiciary panel hearing and have made the issue a top priority.

Leaders of the Marine Wounded Warrior Battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., consider combating the abuse of both illegal and prescription drugs their No. 1 priority, but they cannot track the use of these ...

Prescription drug abuse, and specifically the abuse of opioid pain relievers, is a national epidemic. The state of Ohio has been hit particularly hard, and Attorney General Richard Michael (Mike) ...

DRUG abuse includes the use of any drug or medication for recreational purposes or to feel good, help with sleep and so on. They may have been originally prescribed drugs (medications) for pain, such ...

The lawmaker said that she was in collaboration with the National Psychiatric Hospital, NDLEA and other stakeholders, to create awareness of the dangers of drug abuse. Ogbara (APC-Kosofe) made this ...