A hearing on kratom, a supplement some call "gas station heroin," drew hours of emotional testimony from residents split over ...

Jan. 14 -- WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Reduced dosages of dopamine agonists, drugs routinely used to treat Parkinson's disease, can cause symptoms similar to those experienced by addicts in ...

A new WSU study found that by targeting a certain part of the brain, scientists were able to lessen debilitating withdrawal ...

The Board of State and Community Corrections, which administers Proposition 47 grants, has proposed allowing those funds to ...

A March 17, 2025, article in the New York Times (updated March 24) by Ellen Barry worried me and should be read by all with an interest in mental health care. The article on Laura Delano’s national ...

Although prescription rates for SSRIs and other psychiatric drugs are high worldwide, for periods longer than official guidelines recommend, reliable knowledge about how to take people off them safely ...

The family of Vianna Granillo says she was denied medical care and should not have been booked into jail in the first place.

A Manitoba provincial court judge says the Winnipeg Remand Centre should address lack of medical oversight and “clear and ...