The Secretary of Health and Human services, now 72, made a flippant admission last week that he isn’t afraid of germs because he “used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats,” but his use of illegal ...

"I did very, very poorly in school until I started doing narcotics," Trump's health secretary nominee said in a resurfaced interview about his former substance abuse John Nacion/Getty Robert F.

Experts view a shift from injecting fentanyl to smoking it as a promising development that could cut overdose deaths and reduce needle-related harms.

Drug abuse and drug crimes continue to decline across the state of Washington, with one exception. Heroin addiction and overdose deaths are on the rise, according to new research from the University ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...

Teen drug use has declined significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic, but overdose rates are rising due to increased fentanyl use. Data from the University of Michigan’s Monitoring the Future survey ...

About 100 people — mostly local drug addicts — gathered at a pagoda in Phnom Penh in mid-February. A few drug users had brought their families for support, and they sat together on woven mats before a ...

Boxing legend Mike Tyson has opened up about his use of fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid, during the 1990s to manage pain at the peak of his illustrious career. The 59-year-old is planning a return ...

A previous post reviewed data about drug use among sexual and gender minority people. In addition to its direct health risks, drug use is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection. It might ...

Teen drug use varies by state. Here’s how Texas compares. Fewer teenagers are using drugs after rates precipitously dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic, but overdose rates are on the rise as fentanyl ...