An addiction occurs when a person is compulsive about seeking and using drugs regardless of harmful consequences. This major public...

In recent months, Ozempic has been making headlines for its weight loss effects in treating type 2 diabetes. The use of Ozempic and...

A person who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ) faces social stigma, discrimination, and other...

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week®, or NDAFW, is a week-long health awareness campaign that inspires young people to discuss the...

What is Naloxone? A drug called Naloxone, approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is used to reverse opioid overdoses....

There are millions of Americans affected by opioid addiction, and rates are on the rise. Despite the fact that opioids are legal and can...

With the change of season to fall, September is National Recovery Month, a time to honor and support those in recovery. Various events...

Due to the lethal practice of mixing highly addictive narcotics with other drugs, opioid overdoses may increase in rural and urban areas....

Fentanyl, a dangerous and addictive opioid, is estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contribute to 100,000...

As a country, the overdose epidemic continues to change and worsen. ‌It is now driven by fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, methamphetamine, and...

An opioid is a drug derived from the opium extracted from poppies or a synthetic version of it. Various types of opioids exist, such as...

You've surely heard the term "opioid epidemic" whether in the news or talking to friends and family. After all, the opioid epidemic, or...

There is no doubt that recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism can be challenging. Anyone can become addicted to any drug after...

Substance abuse disorders, or drug and alcohol addiction, wreak havoc on the United States. In fact, in 2020 there was a record high of...

According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health published in August 2019, an estimated 164.8 million people aged 12 or older...

As reported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, there is a troubling trend in Delaware: “Overdose deaths in the state continue to rise, with...