A quarter of Americans admit to using illicit drugs and more than 48 million struggle with substance abuse. Learn more about the most commonly abused drugs and the state-by-state toll of drug ...

Charlie Health reports that nearly 10% of Americans have a drug use disorder, with many not receiving necessary treatment ...

Who’s at risk for opioid addiction? Statistics show how the opioid epidemic affects different age groups, ethnicities, and genders.

Nearly half of San Francisco drug users are not native. That led to speculation from the mayor that abuse of low-income grants was driving substance abusers to the Bay Area.

Virtually every day, readers, listeners and viewers of the latest news accounts are updated about arrests, court cases and prison sentences tied to the use or sale of illegal substances — plus, on ...

Narcolepsy medication Xyrem, however, is an FDA-approved GHB product. Today, the majority of GHB use is recreational, meaning people administer the drug to themselves to get high.

New research into the use of the drug poppers (alkyl nitrites) has highlighted inconsistencies in proposed changes to drug policy in the UK and how exemptions to the law impact on minority groups.

Vermont youth are using some kinds of drugs less, according to a state survey.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s substance use disorder crisis was put into sobering perspective for lawmakers this week. The Joint Standing Committee on Health received a report Monday afternoon ...

Drug usage is high in Missouri, WalletHub says, while law enforcement & addiction treatment help lags, based on stats from the CDC and FDA.

Additional teenage drug usage stats from the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics: Nearly 600,000 teenagers aged 12- to 17 used an illicit drug other than marijuana in the last month.

Each concerned parent helps chip away at drug use statistics, police said. Parent Toolkit - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids “We can’t arrest them out of a problem,” Scalzi said, referring to ...