(StatePoint) With many Americans asked to stay at home to help curb the impact of COVID-19, there’s a higher risk of potential prescription drug abuse or prescription drugs accidentally falling into ...

GRAND FORKS - The way law enforcement officials describe it, prescription drugs are so common among young people in the Grand Forks region now that they are practically a form of currency. Pills are ...

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Addiction to heroin and other opiates is on the rise nationwide, and Minnesota is no exception. The percentage of those being admitted for treatment rapidly has escalated in our state during the past ...

Prescription painkillers are creating a massive public-health crisis. Since 1990, deaths in the U.S. from unintentional drug overdoses have increased by over 500%. Most of this rise can be attributed ...

An internet tool designed to help consumers recognize symptoms of prescription drug addiction is ready to go live on the Internet. The new website will offer information on where to go for help.

Unregulated sexual stimulants claiming to be herbal remedies or pharmaceuticals are flooding the region. Officials are scrambling to address the issue. By Elian Peltier and Arlette Bashizi The former ...

Widespread prescription drug abuse in Oklahoma has rattled health authorities and blunted many traditional police tools, according to some state officials. Medications meant for pain management or ...

New York State’s recent efforts to crack down on prescription drug abuse—especially dangerously addictive opioids like hydrocodone and oxycodone—have been enormously successful. The results of the ...

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The Frenchwoman who became a feminist icon came to confront one of the men convicted after her husband drugged her and invited them to rape her over nearly 10 years. By Catherine Porter Readers ...