Kansas City, to its credit, mostly avoided that mistake. The ordinance that emerged is narrower than the original proposal.

Six in 10 Americans who responded to a recent survey believe personal choices are why people are homeless or remain in poverty, with drugs and mental illness as underlying factors.

For decades, nicotine has been demonized as a harmful, addictive substance and one of the reasons why cigarette smoking is so ...

The Spokane Valley City Council is considering placing a citywide ban on kratom. The unregulated drug is frequently sold at gas stations and smoke shops in plant and extract form. It has two ...

Background The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a key brain region for dopamine production and the regulation of reward-related behaviors. While dopaminergic neurons have traditionally been considered ...

Here's how the candidates responded to Star-Telegram questions about why they deserve your vote in the March 3 primary.

Michael Chinyem Okonkwo is a Nigerian-born, United States-based pharmacist and a doctoral researcher at the University of Houston, where he researches substance abuse disorders. He is an awardee of ...

Happiness is just steps away This being the “cabin fever” season in Alaska, those suffering with what were once called the “winter blues” might want to take note of a cheap ...

But it’s not all good news. Animal research suggests that nicotine exposure during key developmental stages — in the womb or ...

Sky News host and commentator Caleb Bond tried to quit drinking for 10 days for part two of our Breaking Bad series.