States have settled with one company over the harms of social media to young people, and thousands of related lawsuits are in the courts. There is much to learn — and avoid — from the history of the o...

At a recent Medicaid Advisory Committee meeting, the state of Nebraska, the first in the nation to implement what will soon be a mandatory Medicaid work reporting requirement (WRR), shared the first d...

Addiction treatments are safe, effective — and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still view people with alcohol or drug addiction with suspicion and hostility.

New York State and New York City health departments have closely monitored the emergence of medetomidine, a sedative that can cause prolonged sedation and a complex withdrawal syndrome, in the illi...

A judge is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225 million to the U.S. government

This Medical News article discusses new research on factors contributing to a dramatic decrease in drug overdose deaths in the US since 2023.

Public health investments and international cooperation to stop rogue actors would better address the overdose crisis.

Current conditions create incremental cracks in the national substance use windshield, which must be repaired as quickly as possible.

Grants and Fiscal Year 2026 Funding

Many of the affected grant programs had bipartisan support and President Donald Trump has supported them in the past.

The military removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on US drug charges comes after Trump has freed other figures connected to narcotics trafficking.

The pain of drug addiction continues to course through towns like Clarksburg, W.Va., where many babies are born withdrawing and have to be taken from their parents.

The declaration of fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction is the latest move by President Donald Trump casting the nation’s deadly drug crisis as a national security issue.

Purdue Litigation and FY26 Appropriations

A bankruptcy court judge has approved the settlement of thousands of lawsuits against Purdue Pharma, maker of the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin.

The president also signaled that his administration was preparing to take military action against Latin American cartels that move narcotics over land.

The attack is a dramatic escalation that coincides with the administration’s growing counternarcotics focus and its intensifying feud with the Venezuelan leader, Nicolas Maduro.

Recent attacks on villages in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán reveal the cartels’ growing paramilitary-style power, using drones, I.E.D.s and other weapons of war. Paulina Villegas examines the af...

Overdose prevention stands at an important crossroads as the Trump administration and Congress propose and implement policies that endanger recent progress.

The federal government should prohibit the wearing of masks by ICE agents and require them to properly identify themselves.

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Drug overdose deaths among Black Bostonians fell by nearly 60% last year. It's an achievement to be recognized, but much work remains, community health workers say.

07/08/2025 event : The Yale Program in Addiction Medicine is pleased to welcome Regina LaBelle, JD, as guest speaker for Addiction Medicine Grand Rounds on July

Staff and budget cuts will result in fewer services for people fighting mental illness and addiction, including Narcan distribution.

HALT Fentanyl Act Passed and the Importance of Governance

A doctor charged with giving Matthew Perry ketamine in the months leading up to the “Friends” star’s overdose death has agreed to plead guilty, authorities said Monday.

A bipartisan Senate coalition is asking YouTube TV and Hulu to add Congress’s favorite station to their lineups.

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?

The health secretary, who wants Americans to make healthier choices, rarely mentions smoking.

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

The reasons behind the decrease of fentanyl seizures in the U.S. and along the Mexico-U.S. border are complex.