Former President Bill Clinton is lending his considerable clout to the fight against prescription drugs. At a NYU panel discussion on Monday, President Clinton pledged to lend his support to cut overdose deaths within five years.

Three men in recovery have created a new tool to build money management skills in people recovering from addiction. The Next Step Prepaid MasterCard is a general purpose reloadable card “designed to support people in early addiction recovery.”

Synthetic drug use in Europe is at an all-time high, with new synthetic substances appearing at an alarming rate. European drug agencies are detecting a new synthetic substance almost every week.

Researchers hope they have found a way to increase the effectiveness of opioid medications while also making them less addictive.

Law enforcement officials recently announced the arrest of 98 individuals, including two doctors and a nurse, as part of a new crackdown on prescription drug abuse.