Drug use in America: What the numbers say Nearly 21 million Americans ages 12 and older had a substance use problem in 2015, according to a new federal estimate.
Bullets trump rehab as Asia quickens 'failing' war on drugs The Philippines has launched a bloody "war on drugs" that has killed at least 2,400 people in just two months, while neighboring Indonesia has declared a "narcotics emergency" and resumed executing drug convicts after a long hiatus.
Checking out: Drug users take advantage of public libraries The same qualities that make libraries ideal for studying and reading — unfettered public access, quiet corners and nooks, minimal interaction with other people — also make them appealing places to shoot up heroin, librarians are finding.
Let’s save lives: Here’s a strategy of compassion, concern and intervention to stop suicide More U.S. citizens kill themselves than kill one another each year. When someone close to you talks about suicide or exhibits signs of suicidal desires, you can respond by taking these five specific action steps.
6 bad things that happen when you sleep too much Doctors agree: Quality sleep is crucial for your health.
Pain scales often fail to capture what ER patients feel Asking patients in the emergency room to rate their pain on a visual scale or to rank it from zero to 10 doesn't really convey what the patient is feeling, suggests a study from Sweden.
Here's why drinkers should hit the gym If alcohol is a part of your weekly routine, you should make sure to find time to hit the gym: A new study from the United Kingdom suggests that regular exercise can help balance out the harmful effects of alcohol
Hinckley release: Mental illness, not a gun, almost cost us Reagan's life John Hinckley, now 61, who attempted to assassinate President Reagan, is being freed from a psychiatric hospital to live full-time with his mother in Virginia.
Brain enzyme linked to alcohol dependency The ability to resist drinking alcohol when the urge strikes may partly rely on a certain enzyme in the brain, and alcohol use and dependency may reduce the levels of this enzyme, a new study in rats finds
Questions remain as Ohio medical marijuana law takes effect Ohio has yet to outline how exactly its new medical marijuana law will work even as it is set to take effect Thursday, leaving a host of unanswered questions by doctors, patients, pharmacists, police and many others.
