May 18, 2016 What marriage can do to your drinking habits While some people complain their spouse drives them to drink, scientists now say the opposite is true.
May 17, 2016 Hooked: One family's ordeal with fentanyl When his son fell prey to America’s latest drug scourge, Joel Murphy, a funeral-home worker, knew his family had plenty of company.
May 17, 2016 Walgreens makes overdose drug prescription-free in New Mexico Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Tuesday it would no longer require a prescription for the opioid antidote naloxone at all of its pharmacies in New Mexico.
May 12, 2016 Eating fruit in early life may decrease breast cancer risk; drinking more in midlife may increase risk Consuming certain fruits and vegetables during adolescence may result in a reduced risk of breast cancer in midlife, while increasing alcohol intake later in life may increase that risk, two separate studies released this week suggest.
May 12, 2016 Getting high on anti-diarrhea drug can kill Some people are taking extremely large doses of the anti-diarrhea medication Imodium in an attempt to get high, or to self-treat an addiction to painkillers, in what experts call a dangerous but growing trend
May 10, 2016 Agency says bars can't ban pregnant women or refuse them drinks NEW YORK (AP) -- Pregnant women can't be kept out of New York City bars or refused alcoholic drinks just because they're expecting, under new city guidelines.
May 10, 2016 One puff of synthetic pot blamed in man's death It may be called fake weed, but Spice differs from the real stuff in at least two notable ways: Customary urine drug tests can't detect it, which the Guardian reports is leading more Americans to turn to it for an "undetectable" high—and that high can kill.
May 9, 2016 Once unthinkable in US, drug shoot-up rooms get serious look Across the United States, heroin users have died in alleys behind convenience stores, on city sidewalks and in the bathrooms of fast-food joints — because no one was around to save them when they overdosed.
May 9, 2016 Problem drinking starts before military deployment Binge drinking and alcoholism is a big issue in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and the problem may begin even before sailors and marines deploy, a recent study suggests.
May 6, 2016 'Dedicated' ex-chemist was high at work for 8 years Even Walter White knew not to sample the wares, a lesson that could have served Sonja Farak well.
