Drug overdose deaths have nearly tripled in the United States since 1999, with whites and middle-aged Americans bearing much of the brunt, a new government report shows. More than 16 out of every ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — New information revealed as part of multiple national lawsuits against drug manufacturers and distributors shows how the number of prescriptions of opioids like Oxycodone boomed ...

In terms of diagnoses, there's arguably nothing scarier a patient can hear than the phrase, "you have cancer." According to statistics from the World Health Organization, some 14 million cases of ...

As Pennsylvania battles a complex and evolving drug epidemic, sobering new statistics from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) show the state saw a frightening 37 percent increase in drug ...

Arrests for marijuana possession are most common, even as public opinion has shifted in favor of its legalization. By Susan Stellin Despite bipartisan calls to treat drug addiction as a public health ...