PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Washington County announced plans to create a deflection program — aiming to connect people facing substance abuse disorder with treatment rather than the criminal justice ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

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 ...

When people who use illegal drugs feel like they have to hide their use, the risk of overdose and death soars.

Methamphetamine is a potent synthetic stimulant that affects the central nervous system. It is highly addictive and can cause serious health complications for people who use it, both short and ...

What's driving the permanent crisis of drug addiction? To express the ambient feeling that "things are getting worse," there exists, of course, a meme. It plots iterations of a chart, and on its ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Seventy-two Ohioans died of illnesses or accidents related to pregnancy in 2017 and 2018, up from 38 deaths the previous two years, according to a recent Ohio Department of Health ...

Sir: Creating a dangerous synergy, individuals, communities, and the nation at large face significant threats as drug abuse and cultism often go hand in hand. While drug abuse itself is a grave issue, ...