Could marijuana reduce diabetes risk? A new study has found that although marijuana users consume more food calories, they have lower rates of obesity and diabetes.

How early do you think you should talk to your kids about drinking? The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) advises parents to start at age 9. Children start viewing alcohol more positively between the age of 9 and 13.

At her lowest point, Erin Genther used 20 bags of heroin a day just to prevent withdrawal symptoms. A positive pregnancy test finally helped provide a “powerful motivation to stay clean.”

When people die by overdose, they’re often not alone. At a conference, nurse Lisa Roberts said she investigated the opiate overdose deaths in her county and found that 87 percent of overdose victims were with other people when they died.

Illinois police groups are questioning the safeguards against marijuana-impaired driving. On Wednesday, they sent a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn warning that proposed legislation does not contain a clear way to determine driver impairment.