Families ruined by heroin addiction share their stories. — -- Aaron Smith held up a needle he used to shoot heroin. “More or less this is all you need,” the 22-year-old said. It's what he called ...

The past few years have seen an explosion of heroin abuse and deaths from opiate overdose. But little is known about the molecular underpinnings of heroin addiction. A new study in Biological ...

Testing positive for recreational drugs at the time of admission with acute coronary syndrome was associated with increased ...

The number of adults in the United States who reported using heroin at some point in their lives increased by approximately fivefold over the span of a decade, according to a new analysis of two ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: “Fentanyl in America: A Way Out” on “The Whole Story presented by Anderson Cooper” at 8 p.m. ET/PT Sunday. “I was asked to give an update of myself for this documentary, and I wanted to ...

Hollywood and much of the Western world was shocked by the sudden passing of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman in February of 2014. Reports rapidly circulated that Hoffman, 46, was found dead from an ...

In recent years, lawmakers have focused almost exclusively on stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl to combat the opioid overdose crisis. First appearing as a heroin additive in 2012, fentanyl largely ...

Attention, parents: There’s a hot new onesie you’ll no doubt want to order for your baby immediately. The Harm Reduction Coalition’s “extra-soft” item, which comes in sizes from 0 to 24 months, says, ...

Mayor Eric Adams wants the state to let New York City force drug users from public spaces and into treatment, his latest plan to use involuntary means aimed at combating street homelessness, mental ...

Health officials in Glasgow are planning to make the case for a smoking space to be added to the city's drug consumption room. The Thistle, which opened on Hunter Street in January, is a facility in ...