Many trends declined or stabilized, but one substance doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

People using weed for medical purposes are as likely -- or more -- to become addicted to cannabis as recreational tokers, a new study says. Folks using medical marijuana were more likely to have ...

Newly released federal survey data show that, for the first time, more Americans use marijuana on a daily or near-daily basis ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (UPI) --People who need emergency care or hospitalization for cannabis use disorder are at an elevated risk of premature death within five years, a new Canadian study suggests. The ...

Every visitor entering the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Arlington, Virginia, encounters two ...

The debate over legalization of marijuana continues, while alcohol is known to be the most damaging drug of all. Pot may be less destructive, but current research suggests that it disrupts the ...

With the increased legalization of recreational cannabis, as many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. are now using the drug to help with morning sickness, lower back pain or anxiety. Evidence has ...

Researchers who have been studying the impact of marijuana addiction recently reported that boys who smoke marijuana during puberty display a wide range of hormonal differences when compared to those ...

Matt Hunnell has been sober from alcohol for 13 years. The object of his addiction is in every grocery store and gas station. It has its own corner shop. It's at a friend's dinner party. After all, ...

Operators of a city drug-treatment program say they are seeing more patients addicted to marijuana since New York legalized the sale of weed for adult recreational use. “It’s one of the stupidest ...

I’ve fought against addiction-for-profit industries throughout my career in public service. As President Bill Clinton’s Health and Human Services Secretary, I watched tobacco company executives lie ...