Judge allows parents to force-feed anorexic daughter A New Jersey judge cleared the way for parents to force-feed their 20-year-old anorexic daughter.
Indiana's full court press to fight opioid addiction The addiction crisis in the United States is ravaging nearly every community across the nation.
Opioid painkillers are killing thousands of Americans -- there are alternatives President Trump has promised a major announcement and action on the opioid abuse crisis in the coming days – welcome news to deal with a growing problem.
Manchester, one of the many epicenters of opioid epidemic, saw nearly 120 overdoses last month The statistics on opioid abuse, overdoses and drug-related deaths in the U.S. are staggering.
Once-a-month shot for opioid addiction works as well as daily medication, study finds A study finds a monthly shot to treat opioid addiction was as effective in maintaining short-term abstinence as a more commonly prescribed daily treatment.
Dr. Marc Siegel: The opioid contagion President Trump’s plan to call the opioid crisis a national emergency next week is a good one, and not just because of the more than 30,000 deaths from opioid overdoses in 2015 alone — including 20,000 from prescription pain killers.
Washington state judge rules in favor of supervised injection sites With the opioid crises growing across the United States, the fight over what to do about it has landed in a Seattle courtroom.
NYPD training helps officers respond to calls involving mentally ill Police officers in New York City can take part in training program focused on skills that will help them respond to calls involving people with mental health concerns.
President Trump doubles down on opioid epidemic On Monday, from the Rose Garden, President Trump announced that he is doubling down on his commitment to battle the opioid epidemic.
Prescription opioid abuse rising in UK While opioid use – both in the form of prescription painkillers and heroin – has not reached the crisis level it has in the U.S., health officials in the United Kingdom have seen a drastic uptick in drug abuse over the last decade and are warning that, without a greater investment in education and public health services, Great Britain could face a similar situation to the U.S. sometime in the near future.
