Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Prince are just a few of the many who have died from overdosing on drugs. However, it seems as though their deaths are not enough to instill change ...

Alcohol plays a role in over 200 diseases and injuries, contributing to more than 175,000 deaths in the U.S. annually and 3 million worldwide. Excessive alcohol consumption remains widespread, with 10 ...

Two Class A drugs and a high-profile Class B drug cause relatively little acute harm, while a ‘harmless’ drug can lead to serious brain injuries, according to a wide-ranging study of drug users. Derek ...

As the number of people who die from drug overdoses grows, the ripple effect for Americans is far-reaching. A survey by the nonprofit think tank Rand Corporation found that more than 40% of American ...

As bodies age, metabolism slows down and will remove alcohol from the body more inefficiently, making its effects more potent ...

Rula reports that seasonal affective disorder (SAD) often co-occurs with substance use disorder, exacerbating symptoms in ...