It’s being called an epidemic with tragic consequences. An alarming number of teens and young adults in the Puget Sound area are going from prescription pain killers to heroin as their drug of choice.

Four days without suboxone — a drug used to wean addicts off heroin — Troy York said he and his wife couldn’t fight the urge anymore. So the Greenville residents drove to Dayton recently and sold a ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- ABC stations across the country are shining the spotlight on America's growing heroin epidemic. The CDC says 129 Americans die from a drug overdose every day, and two thirds of those ...

One person has died from a heroin overdose every three weeks in Clark County on average during the past two years, leading one local agency to expand its program to battle heroin addiction and ...

New Mexico tops the list for the state with the worst drug problems, according to new analysis.

The death of the 21-year-old Harwood graduate last month compelled about 40 valley residents to the inaugural meeting of a group founded to help combat what state police officials call a "heroin ...

There is a hidden drug problem in Bay Ridge that state Sen. Marty Golden is trying to shed a light on. More than a dozen young people under the age of 21 have died of heroin overdoses in southern ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction, spiritual awakening and recovery at a conference on drug addiction Thursday and ...

More dealers on the street, more opioid prescription pills and a more casual attitude among those who try the drug have led to heroin use becoming a deadly problem in southeast Michigan. Police and ...

I'm sure we are all aware of the problem that our society faces because of drug addiction. In New England, and specifically in Maine, addiction to prescription medications is a major problem. If you ...

Scotland has been ravaged by drugs – more than almost any other nation on the planet. But drug campaigners are warning in today’s Daily Record that our drug deaths epidemic is getting worse. The ...