After reading a recent Sun-Times investigation on opioid deaths among a generation of Black men, WBEZ editor Alden Loury ponders the role of racism and segregation in those deaths.
Nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized at US borders during the 2024 fiscal year, according to data from the US Customs ...
The opioid crisis under the Biden administration cost the U.S. $2.7 trillion in 2023 alone, a new study exclusively obtained ...
A “significant portion” of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists in British Columbia are being diverted, and ...
If cleaning up makes you feel overwhelmed, you need to have a plan in place for how you'll approach it, lest you just avoid ...
National, state and local data show that our crime and child safety problems are driven largely by addiction and mental ...
University of Mississippi researchers have discovered how a compound found in cannabis might be used to mitigate the negative ...
An online-based mindfulness treatment program significantly reduced opioid craving among participants with opioid use disorder results from a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open ...
The opioid epidemic has impacted communities across the United States, and Kansas is no exception. Among the hardest hit are adolescents, who are increasingly vulnerable to opioid misuse and its ...
To date Mesa received $4.5 million in One Arizona settlement funds. The city will give $1 million to nonprofits working to ...
Several agencies knowledgeable about opioids and opioid addiction are receiving funds from Butler County’s share of opioid settlement money — splitting $736,490 between six programs. The organization ...
As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?