Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip ...

If you have thought about trying to kick a smoking habit, you’re not alone. Nearly 7 of 10 smokers say they want to stop. Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health — ...

It can dramatically reduce the risk of overdose death by as much as 70%. In medicine, there is a general concern that too high a dose may have toxic effects.

A new report says rice sold in U.S. stores contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury. What's more, 1 in 4 samples exceeded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. A federal judge has given the go-ahead for a class-action lawsuit that could radically expand Americans’ access to lifesaving addiction ...

Although xylazine is still relatively uncommon in the western United States, border cities – often central to drug trafficking routes – may see higher rates of emerging substances. The findings were ...

The Matthew Perry Foundation has set up an addiction medicine training fellowship, 15 months after the former Friends star died of a ketamine overdose. Established with Massachusetts General ...

The Matthew Perry Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have created an addiction medicine training fellowship in Matthew Perry’s name and selected its inaugural fellow, the ...

The medicine cabinet staples that turn TOXIC after three months: Everyone has them... but now top pharmacists tell how they can ruin your health By JO MACFARLANE FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Published ...

Public Health Emergency Although the addiction crisis spans Canada, 84% of this year's accidental opioid toxicity deaths have occurred in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. Nearly three ...