Opioids are usually talked about like a “grown-up” problem – an addiction that happens to stressed out adults with jobs and mortgages. But opioid misuse affects teenagers too, and more than people ...

Within her strong story, Janet Johnson talks about her life and how her addiction began, while highlighting that she isn’t healed, but that if someone is dealing with addiction, they should seek help ...

We see every single day thousands of people’s lives being taken away by the opioid crisis. This tragic uprise in systemic acceptance of opioid and substance abuse was not just an overnight crisis but ...

Opium is considered to be deadly in today’s world, but have we looked back on history and agreed? A long time ago, Opium was used as medicine back in ancient times, and with technology, it seems to ...

The opioid crisis is something that can’t be fought alone, but when one person shows a little sympathy, it might be the one action that saves hundreds of lives. That is the “help multiplier effect”.

When someone in your life struggles with opioid use, it rarely stays between them and their drug of choice. The effects spread outward, quietly reshaping routines, relationships, finances, and mental ...

First, it came with the promise of relief. This drug had become the answer to a life of pain. For the world, it had become hope in a bottle. Modern medicine had seen another one of its miracles. That ...

The next steps for the former Danville Bowl site at 200 Boone Court could be starting to take shape this month following the closure of the longstanding and beloved bowling alley earlier this year.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Some of the red ink in California’s budget deficit is coming from unplanned spending in state prisons, according to a ...

A longtime bank building in downtown Danville has a new tenant, with Bay Area-based Poppy Bank continuing its expansion ...

A shopping center anchored by Lucky, Dollar Tree and McDonald's is now listed for sale at an undisclosed price near the ...

Livermore's two comprehensive high schools are set to form badminton teams for the first time this spring, following requests ...