The CDC reported today that heroin use has been on the rise in the U.S. and heroin-related overdoses have tripled since 2010. This picture shows a reenactment of heroin being prepped for use.

A growing coalition of drug-policy experts says giving pharmaceutical heroin to addicts beats established treatment. Such programs, they argue, reduce the harms caused by illicit substance use and ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Outside an old-school Italian restaurant in Chicago, You’ll find a 71-year-old guy parking cars who’s “driven” to find someone he met years ago. Harold Buford said he spent decades ...

They're not slumped over in alleyways with used needles by their sides. Their dignity, at least from outside appearances, remains intact. They haven't lost everything while chasing an insatiable high.