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 ...

It was the ultimate hell for single dad Scott Meyers. His teen daughter, Rachel, had progressed from smoking pot to doing every drug imaginable, ultimately spiraling into an inescapable web of heroin ...

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) said the federal government needs to be doing more to help states deal with heroin and prescription drug addiction. “We must work together at the local, state and federal ...

A medication offered to heroin abusers at the Albany County jail was shown to help prevent addicts from returning to illegal drug use, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- This is not a typical Mother's Day story. Instead it is about pain, addiction, and a mother's unconditional love for her son. Jarrett Cothern was a 15 year addict. "I was in high ...

A mom was a decade-long heroin addict, spending nearly $680 on the substance per week — but she kicked the habit once she hit rock bottom. When Shannon Ashley was 13, she tried heroin to “show off” in ...