Taken from Thursday’s edition of KIRO Nights with Jack Stine. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is set to take on the top U.S. opioid distributors in a trial starting Monday, Nov. 15. The trial ...

The number of young Long Islanders in treatment for heroin addiction more than doubled from 2007 to 2009, flooding rehabilitation centers with thousands of complex cases. "All of our treatment systems ...

Those with loved ones who are using opiates or heroin have a new risk. Drug dealers across the United States have begun to mix drugs with an extremely powerful and dangerous drug known as Fentanyl.

During House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing several months ago in June, Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX) called out HHS ...

House Bill 314: Prevents opioids from being prescribed to minors without their parents' consent; signed by Gov. Kasich on June 16, also part of House Bill 485 that passed the House House Bill 332: ...

Governor Peter Shumlin has said his state is at the center of “a full-blown heroin crisis” that is plaguing the whole country. Heroin use in Vermont has risen dramatically in the past 12 years. This ...

A clinic in Aiken offers help to a large group of people in the area addicted to a drug that has quickly become a problem in Aiken County, evidenced by the sheer number of people who have come seeking ...

Undergoing major surgery can be a daunting experience, and managing postoperative pain effectively is crucial for a smooth recovery. Opiates are commonly prescribed to alleviate severe pain following ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. — Wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the word “PEER,” Joy Bogese approaches people struggling with drug addiction the way a teacher might approach a reluctant student — gently, ...

Jamie Lee Curtis celebrated a personal milestone on February 3: 25 years of sobriety. "25 years clean and sober. One day at a time. 9,125 of them," she wrote in a social media post. The actor ...