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A close read of "The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs" found errors in basic arithmetic as well as more deliberately misleading elements

A coroner’s report notes that actor Hayden Panettiere had been in rehabilitation just weeks before she died from an accidental drug overdose.

#1 in a series inspired by conversations from AIDS 2026, Rio De Janeiro

A spotted wildcat long mistaken for relatives has been identified as a new species in Bolivia.

Listen to What's It Like founder and reporter Hannah Harris Green talk with Jonathan Stoltman of Reporting on Addiction about the inspiration behind the publication's launch.

The New York Times has long portrayed people who overdose as corpses and not people. It was especially shocking when they did this with a minor.

When the media institution tumbled, I wasn't about to let my reporting go with it.

When the media institution tumbled, I wasn't about to let my reporting go with it.

People dependent on 7-OH could face severe pain and withdrawal if they lose access. The easiest way to cope could also be life threatening.

In 2024, a mystery fentanyl adulterant began causing potentially withdrawal symptoms, like stroke and heart attack, in Pennsylvania.

The painful condition, with symptoms of both screaming and vomiting, is linked to cannabis use.

US has been the global leader in drug fatalities since 2020. Which countries are catching up? And which are improving most?

Cannabinoid hperemesis syndrome is real and awful. But publications like New York Times, Washington Post and JAMA keep exaggerating its toll.

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The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged in late 2019 and spread globally, prompting an international effort to accelerate development of a vaccine. The candidate va...

As football coach Bill Parcells famously said, “you are what your record says you are”.