A controversial program rewards drug users for accepting temporary or permanent birth control, reports The Daily Sentinel, in Colorado. To qualify for the Project Prevention program, women must prove ...

Charleston County leaders and recovery advocates gathered Wednesday to celebrate a milestone that looked very different from a typical day in court.

Thanks to Steven A. Schroeder for his opinion piece regarding alcoholism and drug addiction (“Grant Makers Must Attack Substance Abuse,” July 26.). This disease has been considered a moral issue for ...

The medication, typically used for weight loss or diabetes treatment, is showing promise curbing cravings for alcohol and ...

The Addiction Science Defense Network released a report saying federal actions have potentially destroyed 50 years of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police program aimed at keeping people addicted to drugs out of jail is being expanded because it's working so well. Donald Davis is a heroin addict, but with the help of ...

There’s a renewed push to legalize overdose prevention centers on Beacon Hill, with advocates touting supervised drug use as harm prevention. That depends on how one defines harm. At these centers, ...

Substance use and abuse is something that touches every corner of the United States, in areas both big and small. According to national survey data, 47.7 million Americans aged 12 and older were ...