March 14, 2017 City says drugmaker knowingly let pills flood black market As deaths from painkillers and heroin abuse spiked and street crimes increased, the mayor of Everett took major steps to tackle the opioid epidemic devastating this working-class city north of Seattle.
March 13, 2017 'Fake weed' linked to more risk-taking than real marijuana Teens who use "fake weed," or synthetic cannabis, may be more likely to engage in risky behaviors than those who use only marijuana, a new study finds.
March 13, 2017 Few teens receive effective treatment for opioid addiction Just a small fraction of adolescents with opioid addiction will receive medications that can help them quit, new research shows.
March 9, 2017 Amid opioid epidemic, doctors expand care for addicted pregnant women Doctors in Pennsylvania are trying to help expectant moms addicted to opioids, and in turn help newborns that are born already exposed to the drugs.
March 9, 2017 New Hampshire women facing charges after one allegedly used dirty syringe to inject other with narcotics during childbirth Two New Hampshire women are facing reckless conduct charges after one allegedly used a dirty syringe to inject the other with narcotics, after she reportedly requested the drugs during childbirth.
March 8, 2017 Pot and booze tied to lower college grades College students who are struggling to keep up in class may want to lay off the alcohol and marijuana.
March 6, 2017 Work on brain's reward system wins scientists a million euro prize Three neuroscientists won the world's most valuable prize for brain research on Monday for pioneering work on the brain's reward pathways - a system that is central to human and animal survival as well as disorders such as addiction and obesity.
February 27, 2017 For men, heavy drinking may damage hearts over time Men with a history of heavy drinking are more likely to have stiff walls in the arteries that supply blood to the heart, an important measure of heart risk, according to a recent study.
February 24, 2017 San Diego doctors see uptick in opioid-addicted newborns As America's addiction to painkillers reaches epidemic levels, the drugs are starting to affect San Diego's smallest and most vulnerable residents -- newborns.
February 24, 2017 Pregnant opioid users need treatment, not jail, pediatricians say Every 25 minutes, a drug-addicted baby is born in the U.S. To try to protect the youngest victims of the nation's opioid epidemic, Tennessee enacted a law that sent new mothers to jail for substance abuse, while other states employ existing child-abuse laws to punish prenatal drug users and remove their children.
