When David Fajgenbaum and his colleagues launched the drug repurposing non-profit Every Cure, they chose a path that ...

Rampant drug use in and around the Hub by 149th street and 3rd avenue in the south Bronx. Stephen Yang Can New York clean up its public drug-use problem? Mayor Eric Adams aims to try: On Thursday, he ...

Last year’s Proposition 36, which increased penalties on certain drug and property offenses, did so by convincing millions of voters that their initiative would help those struggling with addiction.

A new clinical trial is exploring a different strategy for tackling one of obesity treatment’s biggest challenges: keeping weight off after initial success.

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared illnesses of old age. It slowly damages memory, thinking ability, and everyday ...

Supporters of Proposition 36 pitched the tough-on-crime measure, which California voters overwhelmingly approved in November, as an urgent solution to compel people struggling with addiction into ...

Greg Pryer was used to experiencing on-the-job trauma. Pryer had followed a stint in the Marine Corps with a career as a New York City police officer. On the beat in the nation’s largest city was ...

The president wants to enforce involuntary commitment laws for severe drug use. But rehab is expensive, without enough beds for those who seek it. By Jan Hoffman The sight is increasingly common: ...