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December 9, 2015

Vermont medical school delves into marijuana science

As more states allow for the use of medical marijuana, the University of Vermont is offering a course in the science of the drug— and the professors say they are challenged by a lack of research on what has long been a taboo topic.

December 9, 2015

Rehabilitation focused on belief in God

Walter Hoving Home for Rehabilitation

November 30, 2015

One country's plan for heroin addicts: Give them heroin

If you can't cure heroin addicts, at least give them good-quality smack in a safe environment—or so say newly elected politicians in Norway.

November 30, 2015

Synthetic marijuana sickens 16 in San Diego, police say

Authorities said a synthetic drug called spice sickened 16 people in downtown San Diego Saturday, a week after paramedics were called to treat eight others who had used the same drug.

November 30, 2015

Mixed drinks with diet beverages may boost breath alcohol levels

People who mix alcohol and diet drinks end up with more alcohol on their breath, according to a new study.

November 27, 2015

Dear Lamar Odom, here's what you need to do now to save yourself

Maybe it’s time to call an old friend who never asked you for a dime and ask him to visit.

November 24, 2015

American women are drinking more like men, study finds

It's well-known that men drink more than women—but a new analysis by a National Institutes of Health group finds that the gap between the way the two genders consume alcohol in the US is narrowing, according to an NIH press release.

November 24, 2015

Activists promote opiate antidote as US overdoses surge

Scared that her 25-year-old son might die from a heroin overdose, Jennifer Stepp said she took the unusual precaution of teaching her 8-year-old daughter Audrey how to administer naloxone, an opiate overdose antidote.

November 19, 2015

FDA approves Adapt Pharma's nasal spray for opioid overdose treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first-ever nasal spray emergency treatment for opioid overdose on Wednesday.

November 5, 2015

Getting treatment: Timing is key after a heroin overdose

Using naloxone, often known by the brand name Narcan, to stop an overdose on heroin or related painkillers called opioids is the first step in a complex process that can include hospitalization, treatment and relapse.