In January 2013, when they were TCU students, Brennan Rodriguez loaded a syringe with heroin and injected it into Thomas “Ty” ...

In recent years, lawmakers have focused almost exclusively on stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl to combat the opioid overdose crisis. First appearing as a heroin additive in 2012, fentanyl largely ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

Addicts withdrawing from heroin are advised to follow a three-day “survival” guide. Cravings are the first thing to sort out, ...

New findings unexpectedly show that heroin, not its metabolites, is the best therapeutic target. A monoclonal antibody that targets heroin is effective in blocking the psychoactive and lethal effects ...

David McMillan is a British-Australian former drug smuggler. He was arrested several times between the early 80s and 2012 for trafficking heroin through south east and central Asia. He estimates to ...

For anyone living in America, the nightmarish shift in a contaminated drug supply is all too familiar. For roughly two decades, the United States has been gripped by an increasingly deadly overdose ...

Singapore executed a woman for the first time in 19 years Friday for trafficking 31 grams of heroin — and her death was the nation’s second drug-related hanging this week. Saridewi Djamani, 45, was ...

Anyone who takes opioids can develop opioid use disorder (OUD), which includes addiction, whether they take prescription opioids or illegal opioids such as heroin. However, treatment and support are ...

A dangerous drug is causing a spike of illnesses in New Jersey, health officials warn — and in many cases, the drug is being sold on the shelves of corner convenience stores. Neptune’s Elixir and ZaZa ...