As prescription drug abuse has grown in the US and Europe, the diversion of such treatments from legitimate sources has also increased. Ben Hargreaves speaks to an expert in the area to learn how ...

For people who study the opioid epidemic, 2025 marks a grim anniversary: It has been 30 years since the Food and Drug ...

Widespread and longstanding abuse of the 340B federal drug program has prompted state lawmakers to take action.

The Director General of NAFDAC, Mojisola Adeyeye, has revealed that approximately 14.3 million Nigerians are victims of drug ...

The drug abuse problem in Sirsa district has become more alarming, with narcotic traffickers exploiting legal loopholes to ...

What bills substance use treatment and prevention experts are watching in the 2025 Colorado Legislative session. Boulder Weekly ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease in 2023, First Time Since 2018. National Institute on Drug Abuse. What classes of prescription drugs are commonly misused?

What is substance use disorder? Substance misuse, abuse and drug addiction all refer to the harmful consumption of substances and drugs. This includes addiction to both legal prescription drugs and ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, millions of Americans who get their prescription drugs through Medicare could get a major financial break when a $2,000 out-of-pocket spending cap on medications goes into ...

Attorneys General from several districts have come together in a lawsuit seeking damages from Walgreens for allegedly ...

The majority of Americans think prescription drug costs are unreasonable and believe a major contributor to the high cost is profits made by pharmaceutical companies, a survey by KFF found.