Droughts have been known to reduce overdose deaths. For example, Australia experienced a significant “heroin drought” in 2001 ...

Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

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A new Science paper links the sharp decline in U.S. overdose deaths since 2023 to reduced fentanyl potency, pointing to a ...

The Trump administration has reportedly slashed federal funding for mental health and addition programs, a move that experts ...

The death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has brought attention to a grim reality of drug abuse in America — most notably with the increasing use of heroin. Hoffman was found dead in his apartment on ...

President Donald Trump has long been adamant about fixing what he described as America's "opioid crisis," something which was a key focus of his first term as president as well as his second. The ...

Methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and crack remain some of the most commonly trafficked substances in Pennsylvania, ...

Dr. Herzberg is a professor of history and director of the drugs, health and society program at the University at Buffalo. Nov. 15, 2025 It’s one of President Trump’s favorite stories: The Democrats ...

"The vast majority of American experiences with drugs and addiction in America take place in white markets, where the legal and medically approved and prescribed drugs change hands. Historian David ...