The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000 over a decade, with the bulk of the increase among whites, according to a new government report. Experts think the increase was driven by ...

The order eases restrictions on psychedelic drugs like ibogaine to spur research on using them for medical purposes.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...

NEW YORK Teen use of alcohol, nicotine and marijuana remains at record lows, according to national survey results released Wednesday. They consume a lot of energy drinks, though. And there are slight, ...

Rock musician Billy Idol confessed to kicking his heroin addiction by doing something else instead — smoking crack. Idol admitted that he had many close-calls in his lifetime, including some ...

A noteworthy shift in how people use illicit drugs has emerged among visitors to syringe-services programs in Washington ...

Despite five drug-related arrests, car accidents and a serious drug addiction, Keith Richards is still alive and thriving.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tee tried heroin at 16 when a boyfriend crushed it into powder and passed it off as prescription pills. When Tee sniffed it, she ...