(The Hill) – Teen overdose deaths have doubled in three years, an alarming trend amid a historic decline in drug and alcohol use among high school students. The main reason is fentanyl.
UPDATE: A teen girl has been charged in the deaths of 2 Fayette County students. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A father has identified his daughter as one of the Fayette County teenagers who died Tuesday ...
Dr. Nora Volkow, who leads the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, would like the public to know things are getting better. Mostly. By Matt Richtel Historically speaking, it’s not a bad time to ...
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends offering buprenorphine to teens addicted to opioids. But only 6% of pediatricians report ever doing so.
Despite an overall decrease in drug use among teens compared to prior years, one startling trend accelerated – drug overdose deaths. According to the latest available data from the Centers for ...
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SALT LAKE CITY — A Las Vegas man, who as a teenager supplied drugs that killed two 13-year-old Park City classmates in 2016, is now heading to federal prison for a long time after mailing drugs ...
Deadly, addictive fentanyl has certainly earned the spotlight when it comes to overdose deaths — but carnage from stimulants like methamphetamine and cocaine is rising at a much faster clip.
Two men suspected of supplying fentanyl to North Texas teens have been arrested and federally charged, officials said. Roberta Alexander Gaitan, 20, and Rafael Soliz Jr., 22, are both charged with ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia led the nation in drug overdose death rates in 2017, followed closely by Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to a study released this week by the Commonwealth Fund.
A 17-year-old boy with shaggy blond hair stepped onto the scale at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. After he was weighed, he headed for an exam room decorated with decals ...