More than two hours of Nick Reiner discussing his heavy drug use and difficult relationship with his parents have been collected in an episode of the addiction and recovery podcast Dopey. The show, ...

Tents that serve as shelter for homeless people line the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles in 2023. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times) A large majority of people living on the streets in California are not ...

As the social service providers handed out fruit snacks and water bottles on Thursday, down the block from a needle exchange on Berkeley’s University Avenue, they asked passers-by an unusual question: ...

Elon Musk’s final hours working for President Donald Trump were spent in part by deflecting questions about his drug use, which a New York Times investigation on Friday revealed was far more extensive ...

Blue lights on skin make it harder to see surface veins. As the “War on Drugs” declared by former President Nixon in the 1970s staggers on, science and governments look for novel ways to combat drug ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Trump’s lawyers say this limit on gun rights comports with early American history, when ‘common drunkards’ ...

WASHINGTON − Are pot smokers drug users only when they're high? And can they and other drugs users legally own guns? The Supreme Court on Oct. 20 agreed to decide this question, accepting the Justice ...

Polysubstance use has become a defining feature of the U.S. overdose crisis in the past decade. While not every overdose involves multiple substances, a significant and growing proportion includes ...

Research published in high-quality peer-reviewed journals reveals key information on the realities of addiction, exposing pervasive myths and misconceptions, as in these examples. False Belief 1: Drug ...

A large majority of people living on the streets in California are not illegal drug users, a study found. But drug use is still deeply intertwined with homelessness, both as a risk factor and an ...