As new and lethal opioids flood US streets, crime labs race to identify them As novel, and lethal, opioids flood the streets in state after state, crime labs are racing to identify the unfamiliar compounds in time to save lives.
Running from PTSD at the Leadville Trail Marathon A team of 10 battled through a tough race to benefit a program helping vets.
Retired Army captain fighting for PTSD, veteran recovery Retired Army Captain Karen-Nicole “Cole” Knapper spent more than a decade fighting for freedom, with her first combat tour coming just six weeks after 9/11.
2 new strains of fentanyl may be resistant to Narcan, Georgia authorities warn Georgia authorities have confirmed two new strains of fentanyl so potent that they may be resistant to the lifesaving antidote naloxone, also known as Narcan.
Families blame '13 Reasons Why' for 2 teens' suicides The grieving families of two California teens who committed suicide in April just days after watching Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” said the show acted as a trigger for their daughters.
Oklahoma doctor charged in opioid deaths of 5 patients An Oklahoma doctor is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of five patients after she allegedly over-prescribed dangerous opioids.
PTSD: What it is and how to spot it Anyone who has experienced a traumatic event — an assault, accident or warfare, just to name a few — can experience symptoms of PTSD.
High hopes ride on marijuana painkillers amid opioid crisis A handful of drugmakers are taking their first steps toward developing marijuana-based painkillers, alternatives to opioids that have led to widespread abuse and caused the U.S. health regulator to ask for a withdrawal of a popular drug this month.
'Mommy Dead and Dearest': What is Munchausen syndrome by proxy? The HBO documentary “Mommy Dead and Dearest” explores the chilling events that led up to the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard, mother of Gypsy Rose.
Baltimore, other cities with opioid crisis short on overdose antidote How to pay for the drug has become a major concern for officials in Baltimore and other communities hard-hit by the escalating opioid epidemic in the United States, especially as the price of naloxone continues to rise.
