Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta and other soft drinks are being recalled across Europe because of safety fears, after the discovery of high levels of a chemical by-product from chlorine disinfectants.

and the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. The first wave was triggered by a dramatic increase in the prescribing of opioids like OxyContin in the 1990s. In New England and across the nation ...

The Times Union reported two years ago that an inmate at Attica state prison told corrections investigators that synthetic opioids prescribed to treat substance abuse problems in state prisons ...

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If you’re like me and you don’t miss the burn of alcohol (or if having a drink that mimics it isn’t a great idea for your sobriety), reach for a refreshing bev that won’t make you second ...

For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug Administration approved the opioid OxyContin for the treatment of chronic pain.

There's been a major change to the conversation around opioid addiction in America ... year in the number of people who are dying from synthetic overdose deaths, the vast majority of which ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world; about 6% of the U.S. population uses them regularly. “Our first ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Americans consume more illicit drugs per capita than anyone else in the world; about 6% of the U.S. population uses them regularly. Connecticut is getting its first upscale ...