On Saturday, Oct. 25, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring its nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” ...

While vaping among middle school teens is on the rise nationwide among older teens it has declined significantly. Those teens ...

Identifying “designer drugs,” or so-called “legal highs” quickly is a public health challenge plaguing hospital emergency rooms, forensic labs, and law enforcement agencies globally. These are ...

For nearly two years, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has urged state lawmakers to pass legislation regulating intoxicating hemp. His Department of Public Safety director even sent two 15-year-olds into a gas ...

Antidepressants in wastewater are affecting aquatic life, a recent study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology has found. So much so that these medicines are altering the development of fish.

(CNN) — For the first time, archaeologists have used advanced scientific techniques on 4,000-year-old dental plaque to confirm traces of betel nut chewing in ancient Thai communities. Betel nuts are ...

The silent footage is from the film, "Psychoactive Drugs," and features footage of a roundtable discussion among prominent middle-aged psychiatrists and medical professionals in the 1960s, focusing on ...