ADDICTION

Drug Take Back Day offers a chance for you to safely dispose of drugs you no longer need or that are expired — and it’s also an opportunity to help curb the opioid epidemic that’s claimed so many lives.

Drug Take Back Day offers a chance for you to safely dispose of drugs you no longer need or that are expired — and it’s also an opportunity to help curb the opioid epidemic that’s claimed so many lives.

The Striving to Achieve Recover Program at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center consists of three 18-week phases to heal from addiction.

A group of congressional lawmakers toured the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on Monday to learn more about a successful recovery program that’s changing lives. News4’s Mauricio Casillas got an inside look at the work that’s being done to rehabilitate those dealing with addiction behind bars.

Amid public health warnings about rising stimulant use disorders, the Food and Drug Administration is urging drugmakers to develop treatments for cocaine and methamphetamine addiction.

D.C. is opening its first facility designed specifically to handle patients who are experiencing some type of drug- or alcohol-related crisis. The object of the new stabilization center is to relieve some of the pressure on hospital emergency rooms and a way to deal with the drug overdose crisis. The facility at 35 K St. NE will provide immediate health…

The District opened its first facility designed specifically to handle patients who are experiencing some type of drug- or alcohol- related crisis.

A walk in National Harbor aims to help change the approach to treating addiction and support affected families. News4’s Derrick Ward spoke with Shatterproof’s founder.

The Chris Atwood Foundation’s new facility was opened in Northern Virginia in honor of a man who died after an overdose. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdoses and remember without stigma those who have died. News4s Joseph Olmo has one family’s story.

The medications Ozempic and Wegovy have been all over the news for helping people lose weight — and researchers are now studying the potential impact they could have on alcoholism and other addictive behaviors. News4’s Leon Harris reports.

The medications Ozempic and Wegovy have been all over the news for helping people lose weight — and researchers are now studying the potential impact they could have on alcoholism and other addictive behaviors.

The FBI recognized a Northern Virginia woman Tuesday for her tremendous work and dedication to fighting the opioid crisis with compassion and dedication. More than a decade ago, Katrina King had a corporate job, two beautiful kids and an injury she nursed with opioid prescription pills. “Then I was up to 40, 50 pills a day of the 80 mg…

The FBI recognized a Northern Virginia woman for her tremendous work and dedication to fighting the opioid crisis with compassion and dedication. She told Northern Virginia Bureau Reporter Drew Wilder her drive to help others stems from her own struggle with opioid addiction.

More than seven years after his near-fatal overdose, Lamar Odom has launched Odom Wellness Treatment Centers, a collection of facilities offering rehab programs to those struggling with addiction.

Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.

Doctors may be missing patients who are trying to cheat on tests that check if they are taking medication for opioid addiction.

During a recent interview on the podcast “Off the Record With DJ Akademiks,” the 63-year-old rapper shared that he was addicted to cocaine, crack, weed, alcohol, and cigarettes “for 18 years straight.”

Flavor Flav got candid about his past battles with addiction during an appearance on the “Off the Record with DJ Akademiks” podcast.