Antigone Davis: Suicide deeply affected my life and I didn't know how to help. Now there's another way Twenty nine years ago, my boyfriend's twin brother died by suicide.
Overdose deaths up in NYC; fentanyl most common substance identified, report says In the country’s largest city, confirmed drug overdose deaths are up over a year ago — and still at epidemic levels — but the rate of deaths has slowed down, according to a report Monday.
'Trail to Zero' horseback ride raises awareness for veteran suicides, provides therapeutic relief Military veterans and their family members mounted horses on Saturday for the second annual “Trail to Zero” ride through Manhattan in order to raise awareness for the high suicide rate in their community.
Bullied teen speaks out about suicide prevention Fox News’ Dr. Manny Alvarez sits down with a teen who was bullied in school and had suicidal thoughts to find out how she was able to prevent her suicidal ideation from becoming a reality.
Tennessee nurse wrote herself prescriptions for thousands of opioids, documents reveal A nurse has had her medical license suspended after authorities discovered that she used a doctor’s prescription pad to write herself 104 prescriptions to access thousands of powerful opioids.
Watchdog slams safeguards for foster kids on psych drugs Thousands of foster children may be getting powerful psychiatric drugs prescribed to them without basic safeguards, says a federal watchdog agency that found a failure to care for youngsters whose lives have already been disrupted.
To avoid overdoses, some test their heroin before taking it The newest tool in the fight against opioid overdoses is an inexpensive test strip that can help heroin users detect a potentially deadly contaminant in their drugs.
My two brothers killed themselves – Here's my advice to others who've lost loved ones to suicide September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – a month I wish had no reason to exist. Unfortunately, suicide is a topic I am all too familiar with.
As a post-September 11 warrior, surrender was not in my vocabulary -- until this happened I had anxiety, anger and insomnia – all induced by combat. I was on a path of self-destruction. I was on the brink of losing everything – my career, my house, my marriage, my entire life.
Artery damage seen in some teenage smokers, drinkers Teenagers who smoke or who binge on alcohol have signs of artery damage by age 17, a recent study shows.
