drug addiction
New data: Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions
The U.S. is estimated to consume roughly 30 percent of all opioids used worldwide.
Cause and effect: the US opioid crisis explained
Find out how the opioid crisis is different from crack or heroin.
Ohio accuses drug distributors of helping fuel opioid epidemic
Opioids were involved in more than 42,000 overdose deaths in the US in 2016.
Jilted lover barges into house, stabs fiancee
With the help of locals, Lucky was handed over to the police. The family charged that Lucky was threatening Parvati since January.
J&K: Police drug de-addiction and rehab centre cures 94 per cent people
The doctor, Gurmeet Kour says 219 of the indoor patients were addicted to poly drug abuse like heroin, while 59 were alcoholics.
‘Take all their excuses away’: Hard cases in heroin fight
Nobody knows the best way to measure success in the fight against addiction.
Now, painkillers that could reduce overdose risk
Find out more.
Colourful portraits show faces of New Hampshire drug crisis
More than 80 paintings are on display featuring the faces of the state's opioid epidemic.
Doctors at heart of US opioid crisis
Doctors in the United States prescribe more opioids than in any other country.
Homeless and on heroin, but turned away from treatment
The consequences can often be deadly.