PBS NewsHour recently aired a report on prescription drug abuse that led viewers to ask many questions. We asked the CDC to answer them, below. One in 20 people in the United States say they've ...

Prescription drug abuse is an extremely complex problem with no single solution. For example, the very same medications that are so critical for alleviating pain in legitimate patients could ...

Feb. 11, 2008— -- You submitted your questions about prescription drug abuse to Stephen J. Pasierb, president and CEO of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Here are his answers.

On Thursday, President Trump said he intended to declare the opioid crisis a national emergency, as previously recommended by his opioid commission. With the death toll from drugs rising faster ...

11 Common Interview Questions That Are Actually Illegal. ... It's illegal for employers to ask you about past drug addiction, but they can ask you if you're currently using illegal drugs.

In an interview with the Associated Press' Anne M. Peterson on Monday, former United States women's national soccer team star Abby Wambach said she had problems with substance abuse during her ...

Drug Use: Amanda didn't shy away from her past drug abuse. In her candid interview, the former child star admitted that she started smoking marijuana at 16. It progressed to doing molly and ecstasy.

Chris Cornell, former frontman of Soundgarden and Audioslave, passed away last night in Detroit at the age of 52. In the light of his passing, we are republishi ...

Drug abuse remains an intractable and costly disorder (Degenhardt et al, 2013).For instance, the recent crisis of opioid abuse, driven in part by increased use of opioid-based prescription pain ...