Scientists have found traces of ancient opiates in the residue lining an Egyptian alabaster vase, indicating that opiate use ...

An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet ...

Archaeologists and toxicologists are revisiting a provocative idea about life along the Nile: that ancient Egyptians may have ...

A 22-centimeter alabaster vase, inscribed to the Persian king Xerxes I, has revealed that narcotics were part of everyday ...

While the FDA has classified synthetic kratom as a public health threat and dozens of states have enacted regulations or bans ...

Workers in the skilled trades make up a large share of overdoses fatalities, at a time when their labour is needed more than ...

"I daydreamed about faking my death and starting over all the time until I finally reached a point where I knew I had to do ...

A synthetic chemical product is flying off of gas station and convenience store shelves in Kansas City. It's known as 7OH, ...

Toxicologists weigh in on recently reported kratom-related deaths in Los Angeles County as public health officials pull ...

"I'm glad my fiancé got fired. After 11 years at his soul-sucking job, I can finally come home and not hear about his boss or ...

Opium use may have been a “fixture of daily life” for Ancient Egyptians, according to a new study. Experts from the Yale Peabody Museum uncovered traces of the addictive narcotic after becoming ...

The 10 offenders were arrested between Oct. 24 and Nov. 14 by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation in partnership with U.S.