RIZE Prevention 'Loves' And Mentors Teens To Avoid Substance Abuse Before It Begins

Kathy Laughlin Marketplace Greenville Jan. 21, 2026, 9:10 a.m. ET The best answer to substance-use addiction is to stop it before it starts: That seemingly simple truth is at the root of a nonprofit drug prevention program presented to ...

For those with addiction, going into and coming out of prison can be a minefield.

January 16, 20261:36 PM ET By Rachel Cassandra Dr. Sarah Spencer and Case Manager Annette Hubbard see a patient in the mobile clinic outside of a shelter in Kenai, Alaska on November 20, 2025. Ash Adams for ...

Drug Checking Equipment Can Reduce Overdose Deaths

Policymakers can increase access to tools that identify fentanyl and other substances in an unpredictable drug supply RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Issue BriefJanuary 13, ...

Berry Street residential care staff fear being 'drug affected' at work due to high ice use

By Coco Veldkamp (https://www.abc.net.au/news/coco-veldkamp/105508988) and Eden Hynninen (https://www.abc.net.au/news/eden-hynninen/11343396) Wed 7 Jan Children in residential care can feel judged, lonely and unwanted, says care ...

Integrated system to tackle drug abuse in Kuwait

December 30, 2025 10:07 p.m KUWAIT: Kuwait is making notable strides in tackling drug abuse through a comprehensive health and legal framework that combines specialized treatment programs with updated legislation aimed at protecting families ...

Treatment for opioid abuse less expensive than default response of incarceration

By Sathya Ganesan 20251229 Opioid abuse not only produces social and human tragedy, but it also imposes massive financial burdens on society. When individuals fall into addiction, the costs ripple through healthcare systems, criminal justice, ...

'Sobriety is my superpower at Christmas', says recovering addict

Elaine McGeeBBC News NI 2025/12/22 BBC Eugene Roddy, whose stand-up name is Max, says this is his third sober Christmas From the age of 18, an addiction to alcohol and drugs had a grip of Eugene Roddy's life making special ...

Reported Use of Most Drugs Remains Low Among US Teens

17-Dec-2025 8:20 PM EST, by University of Michigan (https://www.newswise.com/institutions/newsroom/130/) Newswise — For the fifth year in a row, use of most substances among teenagers in the United States continues to hover around the ...

Record cocaine seizure in Haitian waters underlines country’s ‘pivotal’ trafficking role

UN Photo/Victoria Hazou A package of cocaine seized in Haiti is put on show. (file) A version of this article originally appeared on UN News (https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166460). A record seizure of cocaine off the coast of Haiti ...

BiH Ministry puts deadly ‘designer’ Drugs and Synthetic Opioids under Control

Published December 12, 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina is putting deadly ‘designer’ drugs and synthetic opioids under control, the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced. After a 14-year hiatus, ...

Drug abuse, smartphone addiction biggest threat to youth: Adityanath

10 December, 2025｜The Print Gorakhpur (UP), Dec 10 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday warned that the two biggest threats facing today’s youth are drug abuse and smartphone addiction, urging ...

FG unveils national policy on drug abuse in schools

December 8, 2025 7:04 pm By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Federal Government on Monday unveiled a national policy on drug abuse in schools. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, at the unveiling of the document in Abuja, said the ...