The California Department of Public Health is sounding the alarm on Kratom, as well as a potent derivative of the plant called 7-OH, in the wake of six recent overdose deaths in Los Angeles County.

Mifepristone is one of two medications used for a medication abortion. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Louisiana lawmakers have added two drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — A legal challenge against a first-of-its-kind measure that recategorized two widely used abortion-inducing drugs as “controlled dangerous substances” in Louisiana can move forward, ...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order Dec. 18 to federally classify marijuana as a less dangerous substance, the biggest change for the drug since 1970 and an opportunity for ...

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sounding the alarm on a dangerous drug referred to as "gas station heroin," that can lead to serious harm, including death. FDA Commissioner ...

It’s a sobering report in one way. More American teenagers are staying away from alcohol, marijuana and nicotine — but two other vices are growing in use, according to a national survey released ...

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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ER physician Jennifer Avegno, who heads the New Orleans Health Department, about a law classifying abortion drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances.

Louisiana lawmakers have added two drugs commonly used in pregnancy and reproductive health care to the state’s list of controlled dangerous substances, a move that has alarmed doctors in the state.

KSAT Connect viewers captured stunning images of rainbows, quick downpours and more after Sunday afternoon’s storms. BATON ROUGE, La. – A legal challenge against a first-of-its-kind measure that ...