Drug abuse News

TUESDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The overdose death of pop star Michael Jackson in 2009 drew new attention to the abuse of prescription drugs in the United States. And with that attention has come acknowledgment that it's become a widespread p...

FRIDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 5 percent of aging Baby Boomers in the United States are abusing drugs, a new government report shows. That's about 4.3 million adults over the age of 50 who are smoking marijuana, abusing prescription med...

TUESDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Substance abuse significantly increases the likelihood that people with schizophrenia will commit a violent crime, new research says. Researchers in England examined data on more than 8,000 people with schizophr...

THURSDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 12 percent of children in the United States live with a parent who has a substance abuse problem, says a federal government study released this week. Living in this type of home environment can cause l...

TUESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Just in time for New Year's Eve comes research suggesting that "thrill-seeking" behaviors may be hard-wired into the brain. Specifically, the study suggests that risk-takers -- those people who often engage in ...