For this week's Reporter's Notebook segment, NPR Addiction Correspondent Brian Mann explains the reasons behind the surprise drop in overdose deaths across the country.

Most Americans assume that drug use precedes homelessness, but a new study from UCSF challenges that assumption.

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Policymakers must work tirelessly to prevent kids from beginning drug use and help people with addiction to achieve ...

When an individual who is addicted to drugs stops using them, they can experience withdrawal symptoms. Medical treatment is available to help reduce symptoms. Addiction is a risk of substance use.

A Somerset addict stole from two shops, assaulted shop staff and police officers, and then drove on the wrong side of the road and caused a head-on crash. Steven Smith, was Weston-super-Mare, has ...

A Somerset addict stole from two shops ... Steven Smith, was Weston-super-Mare, has blamed a bad batch of drugs for the crime spree which sent him to prison. The incidents happened on December ...

What is a standing order? A standing order is a regular payment which you instruct your bank to make. The easiest way to do this is via online or mobile banking but you may also be able to set these ...