For Ronetta, a routine trip to the Emergency Room for a severe migraine became a dismissive where she was labeled a drug ...

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — Organizations across Central Virginia gathered Sunday at Fort Clifton Park in Colonial Heights to combat the stigma surrounding substance abuse. The event was inspired by one ...

The talk show host is fighting back against the stigma. Wendy Williams is firing back at critics after a photo of her riding a motorized scooter at Walmart made the rounds online, describing her as ...

Two years ago, Tyler Yates lost his best friend to an overdose. At the urging of another person in the recovery community, Yates said his best friend stopped taking buprenorphine — a medication used ...

This month’s mass overdose in West Baltimore underscored the need to expand drug treatment and harm reduction services, addiction specialists say. But efforts to build out services addressing the ...

Having battled his own addiction to drugs and alcohol, Matt Willis is on a personal journey to develop a new pilot scheme ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Sunday marked National Overdose Awareness Day, which is aimed at creating awareness for drug overdose and reducing the stigma of drug-related deaths. That’s why Coastal ...

Continued advances in drug-abuse research show that drug addiction is a chronic brain disease that can be treated. The stigma of drug abuse during pregnancy is reduced. Programs are expanded to treat ...

Since Wegovy received approval as a weight loss treatment in 2021, there has been huge demand for GLP-1 drugs. These drugs reduce hunger and suppress the "food noise" that can make it difficult to ...

Eli Lilly has a new partnership with NBA Hall of Famer and cultural icon Shaquille O’Neal to launch a nationwide campaign raising awareness about moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).