Recreational Drug Use

A modeling study looked at how anticipated cuts to international HIV funding would affect the rate of new cases and HIV-related deaths in low- and middle-income countries.

PETA and other animal advocacy groups have praised the Trump administration for recent announcements to phase out animal testing at the FDA and EPA.

The settlements that have come out of opioid lawsuits should be going to communities affected most. This isn't what's happening for Black communities

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Fentanyl overdoses occur from ingesting the synthetic opioid. But popular culture has misrepresented the risks to first responders.

The rate of overdose deaths from opioids has grown significantly among Black people. Yet, even after a nonfatal overdose, this group is half as likely to be referred to or get treatment compared with white people. Advocates and researchers cite implicit bias, insurance denials, and other systemic issues.

Three American women who were discovered dead in a Belize resort hotel room last month died from carbon monoxide poisoning, their families said.

Over time, the FDA reaffirmed mifepristone's safety and repeatedly eased restrictions.

The compound is known colloquially among recreational drug users as "whippets," "balloons," "hippie crack" or "Galaxy Gas," has become a deadly and addictive substance to artists ranging from My Chemical Romance to Kanye West and continues to be a party drug of choice in dance clubs and festivals.

Prescriptions for ADHD drugs have been spiking, with the sharpest rise among middle-aged and older women, a new study finds. They're also the least likely to misuse the stimulants.

With the first licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms issued in Colorado, excitement and questions build about the fungi's potential, affordability and safety.

A midwife in Texas has been arrested and charged with performing illegal abortions and practicing medicine without the appropriate license.

A long-running legislative push to permanently put illicit fentanyl and its chemical cousins on the most restrictive list of U.S. drugs could reach President Trump's desk before the end of March.

A New Jersey man was sentenced to prison after allegedly selling pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine to teenagers who overdosed and died.

President Donald Trump comforted a mother whose son died from fentanyl poisoning, telling her, "He's up there watching you" and "he's so proud of mom."

The measure, which passed with bipartisan support and minor changes, now heads back to the House. It is just the second legislative victory for the new Republican-controlled Congress.

"This case is a tragic reminder of the dangers of street drugs," Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd told a news conference Wednesday.

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) this week announced the cancellation of several National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants that were geared toward transgender experiments on animals.

A medical examiner ruled Eric Richins, a Utah father of three, died of a lethal dose of fentanyl. His wife Kouri was charged in his death.