Substance Abuse

The veterinary tranquilizer is increasingly part of the street drug supply in N.C.

Wakebrook closed last year after UNC Health pulled out. The facility will reopen to patients in May with renovations, more service providers, and a new crisis center.

Under a new state law, anyone who provides certain drugs to a person who dies after taking them may be prosecuted for second-degree murder — whether they received money for the drugs or shared them freely.

Local social services agencies in North Carolina are now collecting information about babies born with a dependence on drugs or alcohol. The new Substance…

An organization in Durham is running what is believed to be the only sober living center for LGBT people in the South. LaVare's House, which was…

North Carolina's new Mental Health and Substance Abuse task force meets for the first time Tuesday.Governor Pat McCrory appointed North Carolina Supreme…

Throughout his youth, Kevin McDonald was searching for a sense of belonging.His father was in the U.S. Air Force, which meant his family moved a lot…

Throughout his youth, Kevin McDonald was searching for a sense of belonging.His father was in the U.S. Air Force, which meant his family moved a lot…

State health officials are trying to cut the number of people with behavioral disorders who end up in the Emergency Room. The Department of Health and…

Governor Pat McCrory vetoed two bills today.One (HB 786) known as the "Reclaiming NC Act" would have required undocumented immigrants to submit to…