May 22, 2017 Think you're really different when you're drunk? Maybe not Think you're a happy drunk, a real life of the party?
April 26, 2017 Cherokee Nation sues: CVS, Walmart flooded us with opioids Native American communities experience some of the highest substance-abuse rates in the US: Babies are born addicted to prescription drugs due to exposure in utero, while Native American high school students take OxyContin at much higher rates than other teens, per NPR.
April 25, 2017 Mom shares photo of dying son as a plea One mother in Canada is taking the heartbreak of losing her son to a fentanyl overdose and turning it into a poignant PSA on the dangers of the synthetic opioid.
April 25, 2017 Opioid abuse linked to rare fungal eye infections in New England The opioid epidemic may be leading to a rise in cases of what's normally a rare eye infection, according to a report from an eye treatment center in New England.
April 25, 2017 Heavy drinkers may not handle alcohol as well as they think Young adults who are heavy social drinkers may think they have a "tolerance" that lets them drink alcohol without it impairing their coordination, but a new study shows otherwise.
April 21, 2017 Woman whose overdose video went viral says clip helped save her life A woman whose overdose went viral last month said the negative publicity she received from it has actually given her a second chance at life.
April 19, 2017 How drug use changes the brain — and makes relapse all too common The opioid epidemic has prompted scientists to study what happens in the brain when recovering addicts suffer a relapse.
April 19, 2017 Opioid use common even after minor surgery The risk that surgery patients will become chronic opioid users may be similar after minor procedures or major operations, a U.S. study suggests.
April 19, 2017 Las Vegas' HIV prevention initiatives include installing syringe vending machines Inspired by successes in places like Europe and Australia, Trac-B Exchange, the Southern Nevada Health District and the Nevada AIDS Research and Education Society are set to begin a pilot program that will install three syringe-dispensing vending machines across Las Vegas in the hope of cutting down on the use of shared needles by drug users.
April 18, 2017 Poll: Marijuana safer than opioids, but moms shouldn't use Americans think it's safer to use marijuana than opioids to relieve pain, but they were less comfortable with children and pregnant women using pot to treat medical conditions, according to a new Yahoo/Marist poll released Monday.
