A FORMER heroin addict who copes with having a criminal record has said the proposed decriminalisation of drugs for personal ...

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 ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After he decided to kick heroin, the young Robert F. Kennedy Jr tried to think about daily life in a totally different way. Rather ...

In postwar America, an epidemic of heroin addiction swept the world of jazz. Greats who developed a habit included John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, and Charlie Parker. Nowadays, jazz has an ...

Athletes, actors, politicians, and others often develop substance abuse disorders and some die from drug-related deaths. At the same time, their life history, drug use, and risk-taking shows the rest ...

A dangerous substance dubbed "gas station heroin" continues to alarm medical professionals, with more states making moves to restrict or ban tianeptine. Fourteen states have officially classified the ...

You're reading Part 4 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

Check if your child’s spending patterns have changed. Many teenagers start by working as drug delivery couriers to earn ...

Paris Jackson has revealed she battled a heroin addiction she kept out of the limelight. The King of Pop's only daughter opened up on her various struggles in a personal post on Tuesday, ...

Magistrate Purshotam Dhillon, pictured, allowed his home to be used as a drug dealing base for Harry Singh. Dhillon had been ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Afghanistan's fight against drug addiction, .