A new study suggests men and women might benefit from different treatment for cocaine dependence.

Drug dealers are finding ways to circumvent new laws aimed at closing down “pill mills,” USA Today reports.

A counter-terrorism lab in Little Rock, Arkansas, is helping law enforcement officials identify the synthetic drug “Spice.”

The Food and Drug Administration is preparing to make its final report on menthol cigarettes available for public comment.

Two senators are calling on the federal government to increase funding to help police departments tackle drugged driving.

Today’s media may accurately depict addiction. But it fails to tell the whole story, shares Kelly O'Rourke Johns, former editorial director of Renew magazine.

Backers of a ballot proposal in Colorado to legalize possession of small amounts of marijuana are urging voters to “regulate marijuana like alcohol,” The New York Times reports.

An Internet piracy bill that has stalled in Congress could help authorities shut down illegal online pharmacies, according to ABC News.

A federal judge said this week she will not delay an order in a longstanding lawsuit against tobacco manufacturers while other courts decide newer cases that challenge graphic cigarette warning labels and restrictions on tobacco marketing.

A mother’s smoking during pregnancy does not appear to increase the risk that her child will develop autism, a new study concludes. Previous studies on the possible connection have produced mixed results.