Medically reviewed by John C. Umhau, MD, MPH, CPE Key Takeaways Benzodiazepines can treat conditions such as anxiety, seizures, insomnia, and alcohol withdrawal.These drugs carry a risk of dependence ...

Prescribing has dropped for the first time in decades, but overdose deaths remain high and the first multisociety tapering guideline is barely a year old, says Mark Olfson, MD.

Presley Gerber, Cindy Crawford's son, died at a California rehab facility at 27, raising urgent questions about overdose risk ...

The number of benzodiazepine prescriptions like Xanax and Valium dispensed in the United States decreased over the past 10 years, potentially suggesting that doctors have become more cautious when ...

Manitoba's chief medical examiner has called inquests into two men who died last year.

Drug-induced deaths increased in 2024 across Australia, and addiction specialists are calling for a national strategy.

Hayden Panettiere’s death was ruled an accident caused by toxic effects of fentanyl and other drugs, the Greenville County ...

Choosing addiction treatment? Learn what to ask about rehab staffing, medication management, costs and continuing care before ...

This past weekend, two families got the call no family should ever get. On Saturday, Jennifer Eckhart, a former Fox News producer who had spent years speaking out about trauma, died by suicide in ...

A DOCTOR has warned newborns are experiencing withdrawals from an addictive and ineffective drug that is meant to be a mood ...

Police are investigating Presley Gerber's death as a suspected overdose after the Cindy Crawford and Rande Geber’s son died ...

Police say the investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death remains open, even though the coroner ruled her fentanyl and ...