NACADA led national event in Embu to mark the international day against drug abuse, urging Kenyans to invest in prevention to ...

The global community comes together once again to observe this important day set aside by the United Nations to raise ...

The lifetime medical use of prescription opioids declined from 17.7% in 2009-2010 to 7.4% in 2021-2022 (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.88), while the medical use of prescription benzodiazepines and ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - -The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is urging Americans to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, an initiative aimed at preventing ...

Why National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Matters. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there has been an overall increase in prescription drug misuse over the past two decades.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Indiana State Police will participate in Drug Take Back Day on Saturday. The Drug Enforcement Administration is sponsoring the 27th nationwide prescription drug take back ...

Anyone with prescription drugs at home, ... "A lot of drug abuse will start with people finding extra pain meds and things like that," Kann said. Sign up for the Health newsletter.

Drug and substance abuse continues to be a major problem across the United States, with 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 12 admitting that they used illicit drugs in 2022. 1 While alcohol, tobacco ...

Prescription drug abuse can have dangerous or deadly effects, especially if you take them along with the drugs listed above: Opioids may cause vomiting, breathing problems, a coma, or death.

Missouri launched a statewide prescription drug monitoring program Wednesday, two years after its legislation was signed into law. In an effort to reduce the misuse and abuse of controlled ...

ALBANY -- To combat a rise in prescription drug abuse, state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has proposed a bill that requires doctors and pharmacists to look up a patient's prescription ...