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Addiction June 21, 2017

Dramatic spike in opioid-related ER visits, hospitalizations, report reveals

A startling report on the nation’s harrowing opioid epidemic revealed emergency room visits and hospitalizations across the country totaled 1.27 million in a single year.

Addiction June 20, 2017

'I was addicted to heroin- and it could happen to anyone'

Liz Cohen got hooked on prescription painkillers after a basketball injury in high school—and that's when her life spiraled out of control.

Addiction June 2, 2017

Dad overdoses on heroin to teach his addict son a lesson

A Sheepshead Bay father was so angry when he found his heroin addict son’s stash that he shot it up himself and almost died of an overdose — just to send a message to his kid.

Drugs June 1, 2017

Judge Jeanine Pirro: Heroin dealers deserve prison, not sympathy

Imagine this for a moment – your child is dead. This person that you have raised from birth and have focused every important thought of your life for over two decades is gone from the world forever.

Addiction June 1, 2017

Ohio attorney general sues 5 drug companies related to opioid crisis

The Ohio attorney general sued five drugmakers on Wednesday, accusing the companies of perpetrating the state's addictions epidemic by intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the drugs not backed by science.

Addiction May 30, 2017

Opioid addiction crisis spurs brutal candor in obituaries

Andrew Oswald kept a secret.

Painkillers April 12, 2017

Opioids after surgery: Which patients don't stop when they should

The first time many patients in the United States take prescription opioid painkillers is following surgery.

Addiction March 13, 2017

Few teens receive effective treatment for opioid addiction

Just a small fraction of adolescents with opioid addiction will receive medications that can help them quit, new research shows.

Addiction March 10, 2017

Heroin’s grip: Families form support systems to deal with drug crisis

The opioid crisis affects people from every socio-economic background in every state, afflicting every race, creed and color, from teenagers to senior citizens.

Painkillers February 24, 2017

Strict limits on opioid prescribing risks the ‘inhumane treatment’ of pain patients

Turning voluntary guidelines about prescribing opioids for chronic pain into strict policy will deny these medications to people who truly need them.

Drug and Substance Abuse February 24, 2017

San Diego doctors see uptick in opioid-addicted newborns

As America's addiction to painkillers reaches epidemic levels, the drugs are starting to affect San Diego's smallest and most vulnerable residents -- newborns.