10-19-2017

The Food and Drug Administration advised consumers to avoid using the herb kratom, citing 36 known deaths associated with products containing the substance.

Representative Tom Marino of Pennsylvania announced this week he is withdrawing his name from consideration as head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. His decision comes in the wake of a Washington Post and 60 Minutes joint report that concluded legislation Marino sponsored hampered efforts by the Drug Enforcement Administration to fight the opioid epidemic.

Two Democratic senators have introduced legislation that would repeal a law they say hampers efforts by the Drug Enforcement Administration to fight the opioid epidemic.

The U.S. Justice Department announced charges against two Chinese nationals who sold fentanyl online to American customers, The Washington Post reports.

New cases of hepatitis C are on the rise as a result of the nation’s opioid epidemic, according to health officials.

A survey of college students finds 29 percent mistakenly think drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder increase school performance.