Drug Abuse

Millions of dollars in legal settlements are starting to flow into Connecticut to combat the opioid epidemic, and the stakes could not be higher.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal is urging federal action against the spread of illegal drug purchases through social media apps.

More people in Connecticut are dying from opioid overdose deaths in 2021, according to the state Department of Public Health.Overdose deaths in each of…

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer visited Long Island to urge local substance use counselors to apply for federal funds to help combat the opioid…

Public health officials addressing the opioid crisis in Connecticut say drug use and overdoses increased nearly 30 percent this fall compared to last…

Seven community support programs on Long Island are each receiving $125,000 in federal funding to fight youth substance abuse.New York Senators Chuck…

Wednesday was International Overdose Awareness Day, and Wednesday evening several vigils were held around Connecticut for drug overdose victims. More than…

On Long Island, 24 people tied to heroin and fentanyl overdoses have been arrested.Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota says the charges stem from an…

Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy Sini said police have recovered firearms and bomb-making instructions during a raid on a Mount Sinai residence…

Dr. Dan Tobin of Yale-New Haven Hospital was just a resident -- kind of like an apprentice physician -- and it was around the year 2000 when he ran into a…