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The Deadliest Drug, a new investigative series, shows that the alcohol epidemic is a generational failure of the medical and public health systems, of industry, and of government.

Last year, the FDA had warned that natural opioids in kratom were being turned into harmful products. Now President Trump says approval should be considered.

A Christian group announced a potentially landmark legal settlement that the ACLU says could establish new federal protections for harm reduction services.

Trump administration details a new addiction initiative led by HHS Secretary Kennedy emphasizing faith-based groups, tough love and recovery.

Opvee reverses opioid overdose more quickly than Narcan. It also can cause withdrawal symptoms. Harm reduction advocates fought it, and won.

SAMHSA canceled up to $1.9 billion in grants without staff consultation, accelerating the mental health agency's deterioration under President Trump.

SAMHSA, amid continuing crises in mental health and addiction, has been hit by heavy cuts in personnel and funding under President Trump.

James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

The Trump administration has dismantled big chunks of the federal agency focused on mental health and addiction treatment, reducing its staff by more than half

Exclusive: Indivior is halting Opvee promotion after a New York settlement. Critics say the overdose drug is overpriced, risky, and no safer than widely used naloxone.

Sara Carter, formerly of Fox News, argues her firsthand reporting experience qualifies her for a leading role combating drug trafficking and the overdose crisis.

Susan Monarez’s resistance to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s moves to assert control over vaccine guidance is at the center of her dismissal as CDC director

"That is so brilliant. Why didn’t we think of this before?" As MAHA turns 1, STAT examines the growth of the movement and takes stock of its challenges.

The FDA will soon require prescription opioid manufacturers to include stronger language on the medications’ labels warning of the risk of overdose and death.

Prasad's departure followed a campaign by a right-wing activist and a controversy over a rare disease drug.

HHS general counsel nominee Mike Stuart’s position on methadone puts him far outside the mainstream in American politics.

“We’re not targeting the kratom leaf or ground-up kratom,” said FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.

President Trump is threatening to withhold funds from supervised drug consumption sites and potentially pursue criminal penalties against them.

Pointing to Ozempic as a paradigm shift, an elite rehab center is experimenting with GLP-1s to tame many forms of addiction.

STAT reviewed dozens of studies, interviewed chronic disease experts, and landed on three focus areas for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to boost health.

U.S. drug overdose deaths fell 27% in 2024, the lowest since 2019, with fentanyl cases sharply down but methamphetamine up, the CDC reports.

Means, a doctor, entrepreneur and MAHA influencer, is nominated to be next U.S. Surgeon General. Her brother is already advising Kennedy.

Attorney General Pam Bondi's claim that fentanyl seizures saved 258 million lives follows a long line of dubious claims from law enforcement officials.

Medetomidine, or dex, is emerging as a dangerous xylazine replacement in illicit fentanyl, complicating overdose response and posing severe withdrawal risks.

STAT spoke with people living through the historic disruptions threatening the future of biomedical research in the U.S. These are their stories

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a large meeting of addiction experts, encountering both cheers and repeated protests.

The Salvation Army runs recovery housing but disallows addiction medicines like buprenorphine. A class-action suit could expand treatment access.

Some HHS officials who received layoff notices were offered the chance to instead transfer to the Indian Health Service.

President Trump again turns to Fox News talent, nominating reporter Sara Carter as the next 'drug czar.'

The NIH has placed deputy director Tara Schwetz on administrative leave, marking the third senior leader to depart the agency since the Trump administration took power roughly nine weeks ago.

In a Q&A, NIH addiction chief Nora Volkow speaks about RFK Jr.'s policy shake-ups, 12-step recovery limits, and why overdose deaths are falling.

Staff cuts at SAMSHA will imperil federal efforts to curb suicides and drug overdose deaths, employees say.

Judge Angel Kelley kept in place an order blocking the Trump administration from implementing a 15% cap on NIH indirect cost payments

A quirk in the website OpenSecrets has given RFK Jr. a chance to misleadingly portray Sen. Bernie Sanders as receiving big money from big Pharma.

During his Thursday Senate confirmation hearing, RFK Jr. shed light for the first time on his attitudes toward medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes his first congressional appearance Wednesday as President Trump’s pick to lead HHS. Follow STAT's live updates.

RFK Jr.'s campaign, seeking contributions, portrays the communications pause at health agencies as safeguarding "health freedom."

Kennedy's niece, a NYC physician, shares private emails, says public needs to see what she calls her uncle’s misguided views and conspiracy theories.

Patrick Kennedy suggests Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be open to use of addiction medications as well as "wellness farms" for opioid use disorder.

The Trump administration's freeze on communications, travel, and diversity efforts has sowed chaos across federal health agencies.

The Trump administration's freeze on communications, travel, and diversity efforts has sowed chaos across federal health agencies.

The Trump administration has appointed Matthew Memoli, a veteran researcher who was critical of the U.S. response to the Covid pandemic, as acting head of the NIH.

Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family that own the company have agreed to a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with 15 states over its role in the opioid crisis.

A flurry of scientific gatherings and panels across federal science agencies were canceled on Wednesday, at a time of heightened sensitivity about how the

The move to exit the WHO is historic and controversial. The U.S. has long been the most generous provider of humanitarian assistance.