School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse, according to a RAND Corp. study released Wednesday.

Adolescent drug fatalities, especially involving fentanyl, increased slower in 2023, with a slight decline in overall fatalities. Fentanyl-related deaths in adolescents rose from 32% in 2018 to 76% in ...

The rising number of overdose deaths among young Americans is "very, very concerning" said National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Dr. Nora Voklow, who cited fentanyl as a leading cause of the ...

Dr. Nora Volkow, who leads the National Institutes of Drug Abuse, would like the public to know things are getting better. Mostly. By Matt Richtel Historically speaking, it’s not a bad time to be the ...

The teens thought they were taking prescription pills for pain and relaxation, drugs like Valium or Percocet, that they bought from friends or from social media. But the pills they took were ...

Those who grew up when Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) pamphlets were common in the school counselor's office are probably familiar with the “gateway drug” theory, which suggests the use of ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Mim Shafer, head of the health department at Mission High ...

Teen overdose deaths spiked in 2020 and 2021, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The deaths are not a result of more experimentation with drugs: Federal data ...

Before the overdose, Griffin Hoffmann was a sophomore, about to lead his Portland, Ore., high school’s tennis team. Sienna Vaughn was a junior in Plano, Texas, who participated in Girl Scouts and ...

Those who grew up when Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) pamphlets were common in the school counselor's office are probably familiar with the “gateway drug” theory, which suggests the use of ...