Accidental overdose caused 5.2 deaths per 100,000 births, while homicide and suicide combined accounted for 3.9 per 100,000.

Narcan is a powerful medication, designed to reverse opioid overdoses. It has become both a symbol of hope and source of controversy over the US: does this enable addiction or help save lives? The ...

Dr. David Brendel answers the question: 'Substance Abuse And Depression?' — -- Question: What is the relationship between depression and substance abuse? Answer: There is a very close ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — For the third year in a row, drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in Travis County. That was revealed by the Medical Examiner Thursday afternoon with the release of ...

I was talking with a friend the other night, and he asked me my opinion about the line between addiction and normal behavior. He was specifically wondering whether I think that everyone who looks at ...

As the first of three successive deadly hurricanes carved their way through the Caribbean and Gulf Coast states, an annual memorial from another kind of deadly hurricane was taking place on August ...