Testing positive for recreational drugs at the time of admission with acute coronary syndrome was associated with increased ...

The past few years have seen an explosion of heroin abuse and deaths from opiate overdose. But little is known about the molecular underpinnings of heroin addiction. A new study in Biological ...

Families ruined by heroin addiction share their stories. — -- Aaron Smith held up a needle he used to shoot heroin. “More or less this is all you need,” the 22-year-old said. It's what he called ...

The number of adults in the United States who reported using heroin at some point in their lives increased by approximately fivefold over the span of a decade, according to a new analysis of two ...

The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has brought attention to a grim reality of drug abuse in America — most notably with the increasing use of heroin. Hoffman was found dead in his apartment on ...

Heroin and Fentanyl. Two names that echo through the darkest corners of the opioid crisis. Both are deadly. One is cheaper, ...

Editor’s Note: “Fentanyl in America: A Way Out” on “The Whole Story presented by Anderson Cooper” at 8 p.m. ET/PT Sunday. “I was asked to give an update of myself for this documentary, and I wanted to ...

In recent years, lawmakers have focused almost exclusively on stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl to combat the opioid overdose crisis. First appearing as a heroin additive in 2012, fentanyl largely ...

This year, Seattle officials are putting a stronger emphasis on services for people arrested for public drug use. Supporters ...

Health officials in Glasgow are planning to make the case for a smoking space to be added to the city's drug consumption room. The Thistle, which opened on Hunter Street in January, is a facility in ...

Mayor Eric Adams wants the state to let New York City force drug users from public spaces and into treatment, his latest plan to use involuntary means aimed at combating street homelessness, mental ...