CREOKS McAlester continues to provide community education for residents as part of their Opioid Abatement program. During a ...

Researchers say some structural changes in treating addiction are helping, including wider access to overdose reversing ...

As Kern County continues to battle the deadly fentanyl crisis, a Bakersfield woman is working to make overdose-reversal ...

Shortly after noon on Friday, exactly 1,167 Analy High School students made history by taking part in what is now officially the largest number of people to be trained, at one time, to use Narcan to ...

Just a short walk from City Council and the county courthouse sits South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services, a clinic that treats a wide range of substance abuse disorders. In recent years, the ...

Kahmahl Simmons and Jamar Freeman spend countless hours at DiFrent Level Barber Studios in Wilson, giving fresh haircuts. “It was just a regular day in the ...

An 8-year-old boy was recently "forced into a situation no child should ever have to face," Volusia County Sheriff Mike ...

A recent rise in drug overdoses in the Tri-County is prompting community organizations, healthcare providers and law ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Community organizations in Paterson, New Jersey, have launched a new initiative to provide free, 24-hour public access to ...

The Isle of Palms Fire & Rescue and Wake Up Carolina will host a free community presentation focused on opioid overdose prevention and response.