Addiction and treatment

The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

Elaine Hadley

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have ...

Hunter Biden trial: Ex-wife is expected to testify

Elaine Hadley

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial have spent hours showing jurors evidence of his drug ...

Jury selection begins in Hunter Biden’s gun case

Elaine Hadley

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter opened Monday with jury selection, following ...

More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why aren’t more people getting help?

Debi Johnson

It’s easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction since the U.S. government lifted an ...

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds

Debi Johnson

NEW YORK (AP) — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, ...

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter honored at memorial service

Gregory Daniels

ATLANTA (AP) — Rosalynn Carter was remembered Tuesday as a former U.S. first lady who leveraged her fierce intellect and ...