About a million people experience overdoses in the U.S. every year. Nodding and overdose may both cause oxygen deprivation, affecting cells in the heart, body, and brain.

The six-part special edition series of "I'm Aware That I'm Rare: the phaware® podcast" tackles stigma, science, and survival in one of the fastest-rising causes of pulmonary hypertension in the U.S.

Researchers find that a common glaucoma drug, acetazolamide, can reverse brain changes and prevent relapse in opioid use disorder.

Researchers report that acetazolamide prevented adverse brain changes caused by cocaine withdrawal in mice, suggesting the approved drug could be repurposed to target relapse-related pathways.

The highly addictive drug, manufactured almost exclusively by Mexican cartels, is more dangerous than ever. Its use has been surging across the country. Unlike fentanyl, there are no medicines that ...

A powerful stimulant that keeps users sleepless for days and can ignite psychosis and violence has been rattling Portland and its safety networks. Credit... Supported by By Jan Hoffman Photographs by ...

The partner of former AFL star Adam Hunter has recalled the harrowing final moments of his life after he overdosed on drugs in February. Hunter, 43, was a premiership hero with the West Coast Eagles ...