On March 2, 2017, the air hung heavy between the high walls of the Orange County Board of Commissioners chambers. Policymakers, community leaders, treatment providers, law enforcement officials and concerned...
Opioid vending machines have recently been proposed as a way to provide safe drugs to populations without access to clean medicine. An executive in the British Columbia Centre for Disease...
This nation’s opioid epidemic does not discriminate. A majority of people who become addicted to opioids first became exposed to the drugs because of a pain issue that required a...
Find out how medical professionals are learning about the effects of cocaine on the brain after a man was hospitalized for a year due to cocaine use. A new medical report may...
Poppy farmers in Mexico are forced to migrate as the demand and price of poppy crops have dropped due to increased fentanyl use in the United States Poppies are used...
Lofexidine (Lucemyra) is a new, FDA-approved opioid withdrawal medication. Learn more about Lucemyra, an alternative to clonidine for treating opioid withdrawal symptoms. Opioid withdrawal symptoms can be unpleasant for individuals...
Injecting life-saving drugs into damaged or collapsed veins is an issue for people who use illicit drugs intravenously. Along with stopping IV drug use, there are other ways to heal...
When you suffered a scrape as a kid, how did your mom or dad treat the wound? A band-aid, hydrogen peroxide to decontaminate where the skin broke, and a pat...
Substance abuse in the home impacts more than just the people using drugs or alcohol. When children are involved, the effects can be far-reaching and devastating. According to a new...
No parent should ever have to bury their child, but sadly, that’s what former pro golfer David Feherty will be doing next week. He announced on Twitter Tuesday morning that his oldest...