A look at the dark side of American medicine is in the material of The Guardian, the translation of which is published by “The Idealist”. Faced with lawsuits and a threat to their profits, pharmaceutical companies insist that the epidemic is not due to the mass prescription of powerful painkillers -...

President Trump has been urged to declare a state of emergency to combat the opioid overdose epidemic. The call for the provision comes from a commission looking at the opioid crisis that Trump created by decree in March. The Commission was chaired by the Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie. In a 10-page report, the commission describes the dire situation ...

Police in Trenton, the capital of New Jersey, are investigating an unusual incident. The boy, whose name has not been released, brought 30 packets of heroin to the kindergarten. According to the police, who arrived on call at Trenton International Academy, the teacher noticed a 5-year-old boy playing with a package that looked like a wrapper ...

Some of the pills found in singer Prince's home after his death were labeled as hydrocodone but actually contained the powerful opioid fentanyl, which is 50 times more potent than heroin. According to Voice of America, sources reported this...