THE United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Nigeria Bureau for Statistics (NBS) and European Union (EU) on Tuesday presented the Nigeria Drug Use Survey to the public in Abuja. The survey was carried out … Read More

More federal funding to fight opiate addiction is critical. There is also a growing need to identify effective local strategies for combating a shifting array of “drugs of choice,” including meth. Those were among the take-aways from a “United Way Leadership … Read More

(WBNG) — Students could soon see Narcan, the opioid reversal drug, in college dorms statewide. Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed making Narcan accessible in all SUNY or CUNY dorm first aid kits or for the resident assistants on duty. SUNY Broome’s … Read More

It’s a Saturday morning at a crowded Carnegie diner, and over the clanging din of plates and silverware, harried servers yakking with customers and short-order cooks tending to the hissing bacon and eggs frying on the griddle, Frank Vitale sits … Read More

Parents are getting a lesson on how to spot signs of drug abuse within their homes. Upper Arlington High School put together a demonstration so parents would know what to look for if they feel the need to search their … Read More

Minnesota legislators are reviving a proposal to raise millions of dollars to battle the opioid crisis by increasing fees on the companies that produce and distribute highly addictive prescription drugs. The plan would infuse $20 million into a range of services, … Read More

In September, every student in the Penn School of Dental Medicine was required to undergo training to use Narcan — a medication that saves people from opiate-related overdoses. Now, after several sessions, all students will be officially trained in administering … Read More

According to new research, 3D printed tablets could deter opioid abusers from misusing pharmaceuticals. A team from St. John’s University, New York, designed and tested egg-shaped thermoplastic shapes that make it difficult to misuse strong prescription drugs. These egg-shaped tablets, dubbed … Read More

A Sherwood Park family doctor who has permanently lost the right to practise medicine was prescribing opioids at rates “drastically higher” than other physicians, says the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. Dr. Vincenzo Visconti had practised out of … Read More