Ryan Staffiere, 42, was found dead while living in a pod for the homeless next to County Hall in Truro, Cornwall, in February ...

One charity says a quarter of people using its services are being treated for opioid use, and are seeing a dramatic increase ...

Innovators across the UK are being offered £20 million in grants for technology designed to reduce harm and death from drug and alcohol addiction ...

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s minister for addictions and mental health says he has not reached out to the First Nation community ...

Then in February, while staying at a transitional home for Rhode Island mothers in addiction recovery, Roberts again had that dream, only to wake the following day free of temptation. “These days, I ...

Researchers have discovered that drugs like Ozempic for diabetes and obesity also improve alcohol use disorders and other ...

It didn’t work. B.C.’s drug decriminalization plan is a fail.

Winnipeg's new 72-hour detox centre won’t start taking people who have used meth or other drugs until it receives final ...

American struggled with drug and alcohol addictions after his promising career went off the rails following injury ...

Mental health experts are nearly unanimous in endorsing the disease model of addiction. Alcoholism (now alcohol use disorder) was declared a disease in 1956 by the American Medical Association, and ...

Kratom products touting pain relief, energy and a mood boost are easy to buy in Arizona, but some consumers say they're getting hooked.

House Public Health Committee Chair Rep. Brad Barrett, R-Richmond, was clear during a Tuesday meeting that tighter restrictions were needed in order for the Republican-dominated House to approve a ...