Overdose

These Are the 10 Most Deadly Drugs

By Alice Park

How Recycling Rainwater Could Beat California's Drought

By The Aspen Institute

Wesleyan Students Hospitalized After 'Molly' Use

By Alexandra Sifferlin

U.S. Drug-Overdose Deaths Spike

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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WHO: Overdose Antidote Should Be Easier to Obtain

People who might witness an overdose should have access to naloxone, says the World Health Organization

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Heroin Deaths in the U.S. Have Doubled in 2 Years

Though fatal overdoses from prescription painkillers are down

By Denver Nicks

States With Medical-Pot Laws Have Less Opioid ODs

Though it's not totally clear why

By Alexandra Sifferlin

FDA warns against powdered caffeine

The agency issued a statement Friday recommending that consumers avoid the potent powders

By Denver Nicks

America Has a Painkiller Problem, CDC Says

A new CDC report shows some states prescribe more painkillers than others

By Alexandra Sifferlin

New York to Tackle Heroin Overdose 'Epidemic'

Thousands of police officers will receive training in administering naloxone, an OD antidote described as "stunningly effective." Overdoses in the city surged 84% between 2010 and 2012

By Per Liljas

What Philip Seymour Hoffman's Sponsor Could Have Done for Him

As part of Twelve-Step programs, they act as support, friend, mentor, and advisor—but they're also former addicts and shouldn't be treated as experts

By Maia Szalavitz

Philip Seymour Hoffman Didn't Have to Die

There are ways to prevent loved ones from becoming victims of an overdose. Here are three.Philip Seymour Hoffman has joined Heath Ledger and Cory Monteith in the tragic ranks of talented actors killed by opioids,...

By Maia Szalavitz
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