Premiering August 10 with a cast led by Matthew Broderick, the six-part series zeroes in on the death and destruction wrought by OxyContin on a community in western Virginia

New report traces spike in use of fentanyl and similar drugs; experts attribute abuse and addiction to overprescription, lack of understanding, and health system problems

Two-day online event includes Narcan training, discussions on recovery, role of Judaism in treatment, as tens of millions of Americans grapple with drugs and overdose deaths soar

A new center facing the sea offers beds, meals, medical referrals for 144 homeless men, from a community of about 1,000 unhoused people in the city

In 'The Urge: Our History of Addiction,' author Carl Fisher taps into both his own experience and humanity's to argue that substance abuse isn't a one-off solvable issue

The Talmud seems to encourage inebriation amid the revelry, which falls this year on Wednesday eve-Thursday, but drinkers and teetotalers alike struggle with alcohol's central role