Drug Addiction News

A state ballot proposal in California aimed toward making drug tests mandatory for all doctors has been branded "a publicity stunt" by one California Medical Association spokeswoman.

The pair -- who split earlier this year over Ozzy's substance abuse -- appeared together Saturday on the red carpet for a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender event in Beverly Hills California over the weekend.

Tackling a serious social issue, Senior Health Correspondent Monica Robins was honored Monday at the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County.

At East Tennessee Children's Hospital in Knoxville, nurses and doctors are scrambling to deal with a problem that is quickly becoming an epidemic: babies who are born addicted to prescription drugs.

The third former wife of Charlie Sheen is embroiled in an on-going investigation to decide whether she can retain custody of the pair's twin sons, and her 'medical records' could be made available.

In any given year, up to 1 in 5 U.S. children has a mental health disorder, a new report says.

Los Angeles, May 19 : Actress Lindsay Lohan is reportedly avoiding Brooke Mueller, who wants to become her close friend, in a rehab.

Drug addiction is a sad reality on the Seacoast and across the country and often the smallest, most innocent victims are the ones with no choice.

The Grant County Community Health Council has hired Razanna Robinson-Thomas to coordinate a new grant-funded program focused on preventing prescription drug abuse and drinking among youth.

On Friday, the Illinois Senate approved the use of medical marijuana after a vote.

The National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee says the Kimberley needs to help the Federal Government stamp out substance abuse in remote communities.

We were to come alone and park in front of the Royal Bank at a dingy plaza on Dixon Rd.

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Governor Sam Brownback signed a law last month that requires drug screening for Kansas recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families .

A woman spent two years going to garage sales then asking to use people's restrooms, just to steal their prescription drugs.

The results are in, and they confirm what some had already suspected: the rates of alcohol and drug use among Sag Harbor students are higher than average.

"Talk. They Hear You." a new national public service announcement campaign that empowers parents to talk to children as young as nine years old about the dangers of underage drinking was launched Monday by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration .

Up to one in five American youngsters – some 7 million to 12 million by one estimate – experience a mental health disorder each year, according to a new report billed as the first comprehensive look at the mental health status of American children.

Kids will be bouncing, making crafts and enjoying snow cones in downtown Buffalo this weekend.

There is one thing that nearly led to the demise of the ANCYL and that also renders other political youth structures irrelevant, says Ace Moloi .