Parents, teens and community members looking for an opportunity to learn more about prescription drugs will get that chance on Wednesday. The Midland County ESA is hosting a workshop called ...

25% of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use. 48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ...

Marijuana was downgraded from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug on Thursday. The reclassification does not legalize cannabis, but it does ease restrictions on the substance and allows for more ...

Legalization of the drug without much regulation has led to public health challenges. By Emily Bazelon, David Leonhardt, German Lopez and Jillian Weinberger Given the growing harms from marijuana use, ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

A drug called disulfiram (DSF), which is used to prevent alcohol abuse, may also help to interrupt the runaway cell death and inflammation that is triggered by severe trauma, according to the results ...