Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The new year and new presidential administration could mark a significant shift in the U.S. response to the opioid crisis. While drug deaths ...

Two Minnesota recovery specialists pursue fair and equal access to addiction care for those with substance use disorder.

Every day, drug and alcohol addiction shatters families, destabilizes neighborhoods, derails careers, and steals the lives of countless Americans. This National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery ...

State and county public health departments and nonprofit groups are reeling after the Trump administration announced abrupt cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in COVID-era funding ...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent. By Jan Hoffman Every day, Dora Dantzler-Wright and her ...

Substance abuse isn't something you should take lightly. It occurs when you use alcohol, prescription medicine, and other legal and illegal substances too much or in the wrong way. Substance abuse ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s appearance at a major addiction and drug policy conference was marked by repeated interruptions on ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke Thursday at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, opening up about his own struggles with substance abuse and how communities can be ...

The Trump administration has delayed and may cancel roughly $140 million in grants to fund fentanyl overdose response efforts, according to four staff members with close knowledge of the process at ...

The positions of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines and drug companies are well known. His approach to addiction has been far less scrutinized. By Jan Hoffman In dark bluejeans and work shirt, Robert F ...

Scientists say weight loss drugs such as Ozempic have shown "promise" in treating alcoholism and narcotic disorders. The post Study suggests Ozempic could be used to treat drug and alcohol addiction ...