The global drug use disorder deaths have more than doubled since 1990, even as new addiction cases declined, highlighting a ...

The Board of State and Community Corrections, which administers Proposition 47 grants, has proposed allowing those funds to ...

Sports betting is a booming industry, and while experts say it can be a fun fall hobby, gambling can also turn into a severe issue. An estimated 2.5 million U.S. adults face a severe gambling problem ...

A consensus is emerging among scientists that certain foods are addictive for some people. But questions remain about which ...

A newspaper investigation found that city and county governments in Mississippi had been spending very little of the opioid settlement money it received to address addiction.

Billed as the “Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act” on the November 2024 ballot, Proposition 36 won easily with the support of more than two-thirds of California voters. The ...