First is the potential for harm. People using opioids, like fentanyl or oxycodone, lose tolerance for these drugs when forced to abstain; therefore, leaving a hospital or treatment facility and ...

Representatives of the Community and Law Enforcement for Addiction Recovery (CLEAR) program visited Newtown Parent Connection for a special presentation on Thursday, September 11. Newtown Parent ...

Cannabis amplifies the effects of childhood trauma as a key driver of paranoia, indicating opportunities for trauma-informed clinical approaches and cannabis harm reduction strategies, according to ...

The Boston City Council struck down a resolution opposing safe injection sites, with proponents rejecting notions that legalizing such centers would incentivize addicts to shoot up and saying that ...

Arnold is looking to catch drug deals in progress now that Oregon's three-and-a-half-year experiment with decriminalization is over. Last September, the state legislature overrode the ballot ...

An expert explains why the developing brains of kids and teens need to be protected from engaging in daily copious smartphone usage.

Proposed FDA Standard Could Avert 4.3 Million Deaths, $600 Billion in Annual Economic Damage Linked to Smoking VLNC Products Could Fully Supplant Conventional Highly Addictive Combusted Products in as ...

The opioid epidemic has become one of the nation’s most pressing public health concerns. As it claims more and more lives every year, the strategy in mitigating the challenge, addressing the symptoms, ...

I've spent a year conducting 598 interviews throughout King and Snohomish homelessness ecosystem. What I discovered ...

Oklahoma lawmakers legalized harm reduction programs in 2021, allowing the groups to possess sterile syringes without fear of legal trouble.