Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.

But anyone who thinks we can’t afford effective drug treatment doesn’t understand the costs of addiction. Image Fullbright at a local salon before her graduation ceremony.

He called drug addiction “an anchor to the street.” The UCSF study found 42% of homeless people who had used drugs did so before they became homeless, and 23% began using regularly afterwards.

As an expert on addiction, I knew that a return to compulsive drug use wasn’t inevitable with medical opioid exposure. But I also knew that it was wise to be cautious about reopening a door that ...

Lawmakers are taking on addiction as a coalition of well-heeled Portlanders float a ballot measure that would reverse the drug decriminalization experiment launched by 2020′s Measure 110 ...

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DENVER — A weight-loss drug used to treat obesity and diabetes has shown promise to treat another disorder: opioid addiction. Early results from a small clinical trial, presented February 17 at ...

Naomi Campell revealed her drug addiction nearly killed her at the height of her career in the ’90s. The legendary runway star got candid about her past substance abuse in AppleTV+’s new ...

Democrats leading the effort to address addiction — Sen. Kate Lieber, D-Portland, and Rep. Jason Kropf, D-Bend — say their bill would offer drug users options to avoid prosecution, emphasizing ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared his 14-year struggle with heroin addiction at the Rx and Illicit Drug Summit. He emphasized the importance of personal responsibility, spiritual awakening and ...

Robert Downey Jr. is reflecting on past drug addiction from a young age. In the new Netflix documentary Sr., the Iron Man actor, 57, pays tribute to his director dad Robert Downey Sr., ...