“The decrease in drug overdose deaths is promising but far too many New Yorkers are still dying,” said New York Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot.
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Las Vegas Tavern Operated As "Cocaine Bar" For Decades
The Smuggle Inn operated for over 30 years before being shut down in March.
Remembering Lives Lost On International Overdose Awareness Day
International Overdose Awareness Day is on Saturday, August 31st.
Man Spends 82 Days In Jail After Honey Falsely Tests Positive For Meth
A major drug field test error plus an ICE detainer turned one Maryland man’s life upside down.
Dax Shepard Speaks On 15 Years Of Sobriety: I'm On Fire To Be Alive
Shepard says that being sober for so long has allowed him to recapture an energy and a joy for life that he hasn’t felt since he was a child.
Dozens Of Mysterious Vaping-Related Illnesses Under CDC Investigation
The CDC has identified 94 cases of pulmonary illnesses associated with vaping over the past couple of months.
FDA Proposes New Graphic Health Warnings For Cigarettes
The current text warnings haven’t been updated since 1984.
The Amazing Johnathan's 25-Year Meth Addiction Chronicled In New Doc
The former Las Vegas headliner gives an open, honest look into his ongoing drug use in the Hulu documentary.
Is Wealth Inequality Causing The Rising Rates Of Mental Illness In The US?
A review of 27 different studies on the topic found that countries with more wealth inequality had three times as many mental illness diagnoses than those with less.
Is Hookah More Dangerous Than Other Smoking Methods?
One pull from a hookah pipe can deliver as many “noxious substances” into a person’s lungs as one cigarette.