New York City is restricting the use of prescription painkillers in the emergency rooms of the city’s public hospitals. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the city was working to halt a prescription drug abuse epidemic.

A New York Times articles takes a look at young female pop stars who openly use and promote marijuana. Advertisers don’t seem to mind, and some of these stars are even integrating marijuana use into their endorsements and promotions.

Veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress are turning to an unconventional and potentially addictive treatment: taking the illegal drug MDMA, also known as ecstasy.

The Supreme Court will soon judge the smelling powers of drug-sniffing dogs. Are the dogs’ noses a fool-proof way to find contraband, or are their findings so inaccurate that they violate people’s right to privacy?

Dr. Griffith Edwards, a pioneer in addiction medicine and a close friend of Phoenix House, died on Sept. 13 at the age of 83.