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September 1, 2016

Used needles found at Denver parks prompts drug-user ban

Officials are cracking down on drug users in Denver after more than 3,500 needles were collected along city trials and in parks.

August 31, 2016

FDA warns of fatal risks from mixing opioids and sedatives

Health officials are warnings doctors and patients about the potentially fatal consequences of mixing prescription painkillers and popular sedatives like Valium and Xanax, which can lead to breathing problems, coma and death.

August 31, 2016

Overcoming Overdose: Raising awareness through action

Nearly 80 people will die today from a preventable, opioid-related overdose.

August 26, 2016

Cincinnati sees estimated 78 heroin overdoses in 2 days

Police in Cincinnati are asking for the public's help in finding the source of the suspected heroin behind an estimated 78 overdoses in two days this week.

August 26, 2016

A science-proven way to reduce teen drinking

SEATTLE — Parents can help prevent their underage kids from drinking by employing a relatively simple strategy: setting clear rules that prohibit drinking, new research shows.

August 25, 2016

Cash may convince some smokers to quit

Paying smokers to quit and giving them more money the longer they avoid cigarettes might help get more people to kick the habit than cessation advice on its own, a recent study suggests.

August 25, 2016

Accidental overdoses killed 8 people a day in Ohio last year

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Accidental drug overdoses killed 3,050 people in Ohio last year, an average of eight per day, as deaths blamed on the powerful painkiller fentanyl again rose sharply and pushed the total overdose fatalities to a record high, the state reported Thursday.

August 25, 2016

'My drunkorexia sent me to rehab when I was just 24 years old'

Four years ago, Lindsey Hall left a wedding with three grilled cheese sandwiches in her pocket.

August 23, 2016

W. Va. city swamped by overdoses, as nation battles surging opioid epidemic

The heroin epidemic that has plagued the nation’s urban and rural communities alike had not spared West Virginia, but nothing prepared Cabell County officials for 26 overdoses in a four-hour span Monday.

August 19, 2016

Doctors express concern over synthetic drug that can induce ‘excited delirium’

New designer drugs, made to bypass standing legislation that outlaw their original forms, are hitting the market, raising concern among U.S. physicians.