Marijuana-related ER visits spike among Colorado teens The number of marijuana-related ER visits made by teens and young adults more than quadrupled at one Colorado hospital after the state legalized the drug, a new report finds.
Can the pain medication ketamine also relieve depression? Ketamine, a drug that is used primarily as an anesthetic and pain reliever, may show some promise as a potential treatment for depression , a new study suggests.
Think you're really different when you're drunk? Maybe not Think you're a happy drunk, a real life of the party?
Suicide rate doubles among children and teens, experts warn The number of children and teens being admitted to U.S. hospitals for suicidal thoughts or actions is more than double what it was nearly a decade ago, according to a new study.
Pets can help owners manage mental illness Pets could play an active role in the treatment of their owners' long-term mental health problems, according to authors of a small study in the United Kingdom.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
