Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Patti and Ellis Fitzwalter once held balloon releases to honor the memory of their son, Michael Fitzwalter ...

Opium is a highly addictive drug. It’s made from juice extracted from the unripe seed pods of opium poppy plants (the scientific name is Papaver somniferum). Opium is used to make a class of drugs ...

The White House recently released a fact sheet of federal efforts addressing the opioid and heroin epidemic. These health initiatives are being promoted as part of Prescription Opioid and Heroin ...

Heroin addiction is something that affects individuals, families, friends and the community. First Lutheran Church, 311 W. Mackie St., Beaver Dam, invites everyone to a free heroin awareness seminar ...

MADISON — Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is launching a new heroin awareness campaign. Van Hollen announced the initiative at a Madison news conference flanked by Dane County Sheriff David ...

The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists stands in support of national Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week. President Barack Obama released a presidential proclamation ...

Ranchi, June 27 -- The statewide awareness campaign against drug abuse organized in Jharkhand from June 10 to June 26 concluded today at the Shaurya Auditorium in Doranda. Rural Development Minister ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Patti and Ellis Fitzwalter once held balloon releases to honor the memory of their son, Michael Fitzwalter, who died in 2014 from a heroin overdose. “He’s the reason we do what ...