The California Department of Public Health is sounding the alarm on Kratom, as well as a potent derivative of the plant ...

A massive survey recently released by a national drug-testing company strongly suggests we are well into the “fourth wave” of the opioid crisis. The three previous waves were driven by 1) prescription ...

Carfentanil, a powerful opioid, has re-emerged in Michigan, causing 11 overdoses so far this year. Credit: Shutterstock The powerful opioid carfentanil has resurfaced in Michigan’s unregulated drug ...

America’s seniors aren’t immune to the ongoing opioid epidemic. Among adults 65 and older, overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants — like cocaine and methamphetamines — have surged 9,000% ...

Clatsop County commissioners met virtually Wednesday to discuss the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new draft flood-risk maps and the county’s rising number of drug overdose deaths. Maps ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - The man accused of dealing a lethal amount of fentanyl to a Kansas man has pleaded guilty to selling the drugs that killed him. Johnson County, Kansas, District Attorney ...