Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chemical analysis of an ancient vessel showed clear signs of opium residue. “Our findings, combined with prior research, indicate ...

The number of U.S. heroin users has grown by nearly 300,000 over a decade, with the bulk of the increase among whites, according to a new government report. Experts think the increase was driven by ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Chemical traces of opium found in an ancient Egyptian alabaster vase shows it had a widespread use. Scientists even think King Tut himself may have ...

Egyptian alabaster vessels may have been the ancient world’s hookah. In a study published in September in the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, researchers identified ...

Youth Eastside Services director of Substance Abuse Linda Penhallegon says more and more teens in Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland are using marijuana, heroin and other drugs. To educate parents on the ...

Nationally, it looks like heroin use has stayed relatively level, but use of the drug on my front porch has skyrocketed 100 percent during the past 24 hours. My roommate found a dirty syringe on our ...

An ancient alabaster vase located in a Yale University museum collection revealed a truth hidden for centuries: Opium use was part of mainstream society in ancient Egyptian culture. “Our findings ...