It’s being called an epidemic with tragic consequences. An alarming number of teens and young adults in the Puget Sound area are going from prescription pain killers to heroin as their drug of choice.

The death of the 21-year-old Harwood graduate last month compelled about 40 valley residents to the inaugural meeting of a group founded to help combat what state police officials call a "heroin ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction, spiritual awakening and recovery at a conference on drug addiction Thursday and ...

The assumption that addiction is always harmful has gotten us nowhere toward helping kids or regulating the corporations that ...

July 28--In Illinois, heroin addiction is a growing problem. Overdose and deaths as a result of heroin abuse are issues now faced by every community in our State. No small town is exempt from this ...

Research is quickly catching up. In the last few years, studies have linked GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy with fewer ...

MORE ABOUT THE DRUG. IN THE BATTLE AGAINST ADDICTION. XYLAZINE ADDS AN EXTRA LAYER TO THE OPIOID CRISIS IN 2023. UNDER THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ACT, THE TRANQUILIZER WAS DECLARED A SCHEDULE THREE DRUG ...