Young adults may suffer strokes when using cocaine, meth, and even cannabis, and the onset may be shortly after drug use and is directly linked to these drugs.

25% of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use. 48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ...

While the sale and use of illegal and illicit drugs has long been a problem in rural upstate New York, local law enforcement and health officials say the problem has grown rapidly in recent years. The ...

Leaders of the Marine Wounded Warrior Battalion at Camp Lejeune, N.C., consider combating the abuse of both illegal and prescription drugs their No. 1 priority, but they cannot track the use of these ...

Relatives of victims of opioid abuse directly confronted members of the Sackler family at an unusual court hearing - Copyright AFP Stefani Reynolds Relatives of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drug abuse is an ever-prevalent issue in the U.S., and in 2024 there were over 80,670 drug overdose-related deaths. Now, the ...

Prescription drug abuse, and specifically the abuse of opioid pain relievers, is a national epidemic. The state of Ohio has been hit particularly hard, and Attorney General Richard Michael (Mike) ...

He urged Nigerians to recognise the impact that the drug abuse problem has on the country's wellbeing. The lawmaker promised that to solve the problem, he'll ensure that the National Assembly reviews ...

Across Ghana and the wider West African region, concerns about rising drug abuse, youth vulnerability, and emerging security threats are increasingly shaping public policy debates. While drug use is ...