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(CBS News, July 31) The number of people who died in car crashes while under the influence of prescription painkillers has increased a shocking sevenfold since the late 1990s, according the Columbia University researchers.

(CBS News, August 1) More than 90 million Americans (or one out of three people) took a prescription opioid painkiller in 2015, according to results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

(The Washington Post, August 10) During a recent press briefing, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a national emergency. 

(AOL, August 9) Could drinking energy drinks lead to drug use later in life? New research out of the University of Maryland recently made that connection. 

(WVLT, August 9) A clinic in Tennessee is using a new device to help people quit using drugs.

The number of drug overdoses in 2016 increased from the year before, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(KKTV) Summer vacation – a time when many teens are out of school – is also when a lot of them start using drugs.

(CBS News, July 11) Opioid addiction could be behind a shortage of U.S. workers, according to an economist.

(WAFB, July 12) We are all aware of the dangers of drinking alcohol and driving, but marijuana use before driving also increases your risk of being involved in a deadly car accident, according to a new study. 

(Medical News Today, July 5) Teens that frequently use marijuana are more likely to experience psychotic-like episodes, according to new research from Canada.