Addiction

Enduring opioid epidemic, rising cost of prescription drugs and of health care overall are set to remain big issues for patients, providers and state officials.

New research finds opioid overdose deaths could increase by as much as 85% in counties where auto plants close.

For many Americans, hallucinogens still evoke the psychedelic '60s, bringing to mind the sex-and-drugs lifestyle of the hippie counterculture.

Elvis Rosado was a pivotal part of the Kensington harm reduction nonprofit.

Deb Beck is a formidable power player in Harrisburg, influencing the state’s response to a drug addiction epidemic. But critics say 'there is more to the story.’

Twelve people overdosed in Berks County over the weekend. Three of them died.

An action plan is being finalized to meet Gov. Phil Murphy’s goal of ending new infections by 2025.

People have been playing music together in the small Appalachian town of Hindman, Ky., since it was founded in the late 1800s.

By restricting where products can be sold, the law aims to prevent minors from getting addicted, but leaves room for adults who vape to quit smoking.

Local school districts have also filed federal complaints against the e-cig giant.

In her office at Boulder High School, the assistant principal has a large cardboard box where she can toss the spoils of her ongoing battle with the newest student addiction.

The state says the new collaboration with Google will smooth the internet hunt for information about substance-use treatment and other resources in Delaware.

Studies are accumulating showing the teen brain, consistently plied with alcohol, won’t reach maturity and damaged genetic material may be passed on.

Like adults, teens drink to escape and numb pain, but with little regard for how they might hurt their brains in the process.