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.

The Wuhan company didn’t bother with the dark web. It spruiked its goods right in the open, showing mounds of white powder ...

Nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized at US borders during the 2024 fiscal year, according to data from the US Customs ...

Teen drug use is on the rise with opioids gaining popularity especially among girls ages 12 to 17, according to an alarming new study.

The opioid crisis under the Biden administration cost the U.S. $2.7 trillion in 2023 alone, a new study exclusively obtained ...

Unlike opium, nitazenes and other synthetic opioids can be produced anywhere in the world using precursor chemicals that are often uncontrolled.

Despite an increase in the use of medication for opioid use disorder in older adults from 2017 to 2022, disparities persist; ...

A “significant portion” of opioids prescribed by doctors and pharmacists in British Columbia are being diverted, and ...

These medications are life and death for someone coming out of custody and in that state,” said Mary Taylor, a clinical ...

Naloxone is a fantastic tool in reducing opioid deaths, but gentler versions would be helpful for fighting overdose ...

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 ...