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Ohio county claims top spot in America's opioid death spiral

Scott Weidle is struggling with the death of his son Daniel, who died from a heroin overdose 18 months ago, one day after Christmas.

Narcan saves another life from heroin: a pet rat's

The heroin epidemic has made its way to Vancouver, British Columbia, and even the rats are being felled.

Vancouver police share 'sad reality' of opioid crisis

Authorities in Vancouver shared a grim look at the opioid crisis impacting neighborhoods in the Canadian city, with a photo on Twitter of three pigeon eggs sitting in a "nest" of discarded hypodermic needles.

Dramatic spike in opioid-related ER visits, hospitalizations, report reveals

A startling report on the nation’s harrowing opioid epidemic revealed emergency room visits and hospitalizations across the country totaled 1.27 million in a single year.

'I was addicted to heroin- and it could happen to anyone'

Liz Cohen got hooked on prescription painkillers after a basketball injury in high school—and that's when her life spiraled out of control.

Trump's Opioid Commission can help keep deadly drugs out of America

No strategy on the opioid crisis will work without a serious approach to the illegal supply chain that is allowing these drugs to enter the U.S. in the first place. Too often it begins with the global postal system.

Dangerous fad diet encourages sleeping instead of eating

Dubbed the "Sleeping Beauty Diet"

Military wife shares importance of self-care after husband's PTSD diagnosis

Learn how a North Carolina-based nonprofit helped her finally achieve her dream.

6 new cases reported in massive overdose in Georgia

The number of overdoses linked to what authorities in Georgia believe to be a street version of Percocet continues to rise, officials said Wednesday.

4 dead, dozens hospitalized in massive overdose, Georgia authorities say

At least two people are dead and dozens more have been hospitalized after overdosing on what authorities in Georgia believe to be Percocet.