SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — The Medical Board of California wants to create a confidential program for substance-abusing physicians that critics say will eliminate oversight of doctors who have drug problems.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The opioid crisis has been a quiet, deadly presence in America for a quarter-century ...

It could have been any graduation — nine people in caps and gowns assembled in a line, “Pomp and Circumstance” playing over the loudspeaker. But this ceremony was different. The men and women, who ...

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab has published a new resource on its website examining a patient-reported recovery experience through structured outpatient care. The article documents a patient’s ...

When my son Nic became addicted to methamphetamine and other drugs, I was panicked, overwhelmed and desperate to save his life but had no idea what to do. I’d heard about rehab, where you send people ...

Evansville, Ind. — Lavender Timmons popped the trunk of her weather-beaten 2007 Ford Focus parked near the city’s homeless shelter. Regulars gathered around, including one drug user who in the past ...