Disturbing photos show heroin suspects in car with child
The disturbing images posted by the East Liverpool, Ohio Police Department on Facebook drew outrage across social media
America's Opioid Epidemic
New drug trends among U.S. college students
Data suggests marijuana use continues to rise, but the appeal of other drugs may be waning
28 ODs in 4 hours: How the heroin epidemic choked a W.Va. city
A look back at troubled day where EMTs worked overtime when 28 people overdosed in four hours
Drugmakers may face more legal action over opioid epidemic
Group of state attorneys general nationwide have been discussing new ways they can pursue legal action against opioid manufacturers like Purdue Pharma, CBS News has learned
FDA warns mixing these common drugs can be deadly
A strong new FDA warning will be placed on close to 400 products to warn of dangerous drug combinations
Major city sees scores of heroin overdoses in 2 days
Police are asking for public's help in trying to identify source of suspected heroin behind overdoses
Dozens of Ohio overdoses blamed on heroin mixed with elephant tranquilizer
Carfentanil is an opioid 100 times more potent than fentanyl and 10,000 times more potent than morphine
Surgeon general takes unprecedented step amid opioid epidemic
Opioids are “one of our greatest public health threats and it’s one that we have to respond to with speed and with urgency,” says U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Fake Xanax can be a killer
A new report says Xanax pills laced with the potent pain drug fentanyl were to blame for overdoses and death
Latest drug overdose threat: Elephant sedatives
The drug is 100 times more potent than the fentanyl already escalating the country's heroin epidemic
Heroin spiked with elephant sedative linked to overdoses
Akron, Ohio has seen least 90 overdoses and eight deaths the last 10 days
Congress passes compromise bill to curb drug abuse
White House says President Obama will sign the bill even though it "falls far short" in funding addiction programs
Dying by detox: Heroin-related jail deaths raise alarm
Death due to simple negligence with addicts in custody is a real problem that's being ignored amid the heroin epidemic, advocates say
One dead amid 15 suspected heroin overdoses in Akron
Authorities in one Ohio city say they've responded to more than a dozen suspected heroin overdoses in less than 12 hours
The high cost of heroin addiction
Getting treatment for addiction is expensive, and even if drug users make it through detox, there's no guarantee they can even find a spot at a center for further treatment
Heroin use in U.S. reaches "alarming" high
Two new reports highlight huge spikes in both heroin and opioid painkiller abuse
Leftover painkillers get shared, raising risk
Two studies shed light on the over-prescription of opioid painkillers and how some Americans gain access to the drugs
Many addicts going without meds that curb opioid abuse
A startlingly low number of addicts receive medication that can reduce opioid cravings, ease withdrawal symptoms and improve treatment
Prince's death blamed on fentanyl overdose
The 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate
West Virginia AG's past with drug companies questioned
Patrick Morrisey was once a lobbyist representing pharmaceutical trade group funded by some drug distributors that West Virginia is now suing in opioid crisis
Fentanyl: What you need to know about the deadly opioid
The drug has been linked to 10 deaths in 12 days in California and numerous other outbreaks across the country
New treatment gives hope for those with opioid addiction
A new treatment for opioid addicts -- using implants -- should be available by the end of next month; for some addicts the treatment seems promising
FDA approves drug-oozing implant to control addiction
A new FDA-approved option aims to curb drug craving and withdrawal symptoms for six months at a time
DEA targets drug wholesalers to stem opioid epidemic
Records reveal in a five-year period, the distributor McKesson delivered nearly 100 million opiates to West Virginia -- a state with 1.8 million people
What it's like to love a heroin addict
CBS News follows the toll of heroin addiction in America, including the pain to family members like this aunt whose two nephews are addicts
HealthWatch
Oregon eyes nation's first universal healthcare system. Will it work?
Severely disabled toddler euthanized in the Netherlands under new rules
Food safety becomes election issue as major outbreaks, recalls cause concern
Teen's headache reveals family health risk: "Saving people's lives"
Will an FDA crackdown curb access to cheaper GLP-1 weight-loss drugs?
Bone health and the "silent disease": 4 things women should know
Even the smallest joys can help prevent suicide, researchers say
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