In 2017, an estimated 2.1 million Americans battled an addiction to opioids, the class of drugs that includes prescription painkillers, heroin, and fentanyl. And opioid addiction — or opioid use ...

In school, we are taught how to detect the signs of suicidal thoughts within our friends and peers. Our teachers give the ...

Dr. Harshal Kirane with the Wellbridge Treatment Center spoke with PIX11 News about an increase in opioid or alcohol addiction, what warning signs to look out for and what is the best way to ...

I lost both my sons to opioid overdoses. Looking back, every red flag adds up. ... The typical warning signs of teen drug use are falling grades, loss of friends, or a decline in appearance.

FARGO - Dozens of overdoses and even death, that's the toll opioids have had on our community the past couple months. As details of the drug epidemic continue to unfold, including confirmed cases ...

But when people don’t talk openly about addiction, they can miss early warning signs, often until it’s too late. Addiction is widespread in Ohio, harming people’s health, threatening lives ...

ST. LOUIS – Local experts report opioid abuse is having a serious impact on our city’s kids. It’s affecting not just the users, but their families; and the youngest victims are of… ...

Each day, more than 115 people die in the U.S. of an opioid overdose. Some of these people would have very likely survived had they received the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. Now, researchers ...

Can there be too many warnings about opioid addiction? Probably not, at least until there are no longer large numbers of people getting hooked on the painkillers. Warning stickers on prescription ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A state lawmaker has introduced a bill to require signs at pharmacies to warn people about the risks of taking opioids. It’s the first bill submitted by Rep. Justine Caldwell.

As an opioid addiction epidemic continues to grip the U.S., New Jersey may soon require a warning label on all opioid prescriptions. The state Assembly on Thursday gave final legislative passage ...