Barbara Kingsolver has put royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel to work in the region it portrayed, starting a home for women in recovery.

Robert Melvin, Northeast Region Director, R Street Institute Testimony in Support of VA HB 2319: “Drug and controlled paraphernalia; creates exception for drug checking products.” February 7, 2025 ...

It's the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in over 20 years, designed to eliminate risks of addiction and ...

Richmond faces a growing addiction crisis, with opioids, alcohol, and nicotine leading to high relapse rates and overdose ...

After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful ...

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and ...

A nanotechnology-based drug delivery system developed at UVA Health to save patients from repeated surgeries has proved to ...

By the time Sadie turned 18 and left the state’s care in 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice had concluded West Virginia was ...

Millions were directed to Southwest Virginia to expand treatment services, bolster prevention programs, and support law enforcement efforts to combat the opioid crisis. Bills such as HB1848 and HB1849 ...

But largely unnoticed amid the events of the transition of power were two unquestionably commendable actions by each man. Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used as a standalone treatment for patients with severe depression ...

Instead of traditional wooden planks, Virginia Beach's famous boardwalk is concrete. The 3-mile thoroughfare is lined with quaint benches, Colonial-style street lamps, and biking and walking paths.