Conventional wisdom in and far beyond Oregon is that the state’s Measure 110, an initiative passed by voters in 2020 ...

While the sale and use of illegal and illicit drugs has long been a problem in rural upstate New York, local law enforcement and health officials say the problem has grown rapidly in recent years. The ...

Social work students at the University of Oklahoma offer solutions and calls to action amid state's growing substance abuse ...

Republicans have defended Trump’s illegal invasion of Venezuela as necessary to solve the drug overdose crisis. For instance, ...

DRUG abuse includes the use of any drug or medication for recreational purposes or to feel good, help with sleep and so on. They may have been originally prescribed drugs (medications) for pain, such ...

Prescription drug abuse is all over the headlines these days. The untimely death of actor Heath Ledger, caused by accidental overdose of six different prescription drugs, has raised awareness of this ...

25% of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use. 48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ...

Homelessness has been in the news a great deal lately, and become a major focus of public debate. I've written previously about how homelessness is greatly exacerbated by exclusionary zoning rules and ...

On May 27, The Daily Star reported that detectives had claimed to have seized LSD, an extremely potent hallucinogenic drug, for the first time in the country during a raid in Dhaka.

That would mean that the remaining 40 million or so had increased by a huge percentage by January 2026. Maybe fact-checking is in order yet again.

WalletHub has released its 2025 list of the states with the biggest drug problems nationwide, looking at which places have the worst issues with drug abuse. More specifically, the study examines ...