Teen drug use is on the rise with opioids gaining popularity especially among girls ages 12 to 17, according to an alarming new study.

Public trust in a federal access program for the overdose drug Naloxone has been shaken after more than a year of shortages ...

Kratom has been used for hundreds of years in Southeast Asia for issues like fatigue. But it's banned in at least 6 states.

Kratom, an alcohol alternative with opioid-like effects, is becoming more popular in Billings. Local health officials hope a ...

As with climate change, why are we so slow to recognise the existential threat that drug use poses to humanity?

The mix of stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamines with fentanyl -- a synthetic opioid 50 times as powerful as heroin -- is driving what experts call the opioid epidemic's "fourth wave." ...

One 2019 study found that half of all Canadians dying of overdose had both stimulants and opioids in their systems and that B.C. harm reduction sites report more stimulant use than opioid use.

Those benefits included reduced risks of neurocognitive disorders like Alzheimer’s and dementia, seizures, and addiction to harmful substances such as alcohol, cannabis, stimulants and opioids.