Veteran and military suicide prevention Twenty veterans on average die by suicide every day -- with experts working toward reducing that figure.
Alcohol poisoning death toll in Russian city rises to 49 The death toll from alcohol poisoning in a Siberian city has risen to at least 49 Monday after the victims consumed a counterfeit bath lotion containing deadly methanol.
Iraq war vet uses holistic approach to combat PTSD After serving in Iraq from 2004-2005 as an infantry soldier, Tom Voss decided to put the war behind him and get his life on track.
Video of dad telling son his mother died of heroin overdose goes viral The loss of a parent is hard for children under all circumstances, but one boy in Ohio is reaching people across the country after his father shared a video of the moment his son found out his mother died of a heroin overdose.
Macklemore shows harsh reality of prescription drug abuse in 'Drug Dealer' music video In a raw music video for his new song “Drug Dealer,” hip-hop artist Macklemore paints a stark and moving picture of his personal struggle with prescription drug abuse, which mirrors a nationwide epidemic that has increased death rates among middle-age white people in the United States.
FDA launches mobile app competition to aid opioid abuse epidemic Federal health officials are asking the public for mobile app designs that would help connect opioid abusers to carriers of the prescription drug naloxone, which can help reverse overdose.
New ‘zombie’ drug may be emerging in Florida as flakka use declines When details of an attack allegedly involving a Florida State University student who police say stabbed an innocent couple to death and then tried to eat the face of one of the victims were released earlier this month, many media outlets quickly pointed to flakka, a synthetic cathinone similar to bath salts that can cause violent, aggressive behavior.
Do sports protect teens from abusing painkillers or enable it? As communities nationwide battle a growing opioid and heroin use epidemic, researchers and public health officials are scrambling to identify how abuse may begin.
Prince died of opioid overdose, Medical Examiner's Office reveals Prince died of an accidental opioid overdose after he self-administered fentanyl, the Midwest Medical Examiner's Office reported on Thursday.
