By Rhian Yee Every overdose is an emergency where every second matters. First, the heartbeat begins to slow down, breathing ...

By Kary Deng For some students, the hardest part of the school day isn’t a test or homework, it is getting through the weight ...

By Riya Upadhyaya Whether used as a social lubricant or simply a mood-lifter, teen substance use most often starts casually.

Originally intended to treat pain, opioids have instead become the center of a national public health crisis. Addiction rates ...

With the new year, I spontaneously decided to pick up the hobby of jigsaw puzzles, where I soon learned of its positive ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Two months past a statutory deadline, ...

Throughout Alameda County, a dangerous new trend is emerging. The consumption of fentanyl-laced vapes is increasing, deepening addiction among minors by introducing new, highly dangerous substances to ...

For many people recovering from opioid addiction, something as simple as moving their bodies can help them regain the confidence they thought they had lost. It is important for people in recovery to ...

Students, teachers and volunteers in the Dominican Republic with the Wheelchair Foundation’s "From the Heart" school program took a short break from distributing wheelchairs to catch up on news from ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Frustrated by the slow adoption of one of his signature efforts to get Californians with severe mental illness off the ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For more than a month, Republican lawmakers in California have blasted a legislative proposal to study alternatives to ...

While the fate of America's Finest Hemp Company remains uncertain months after it was forced to shutter due to changes in state law last year, the outcome of a discussion by the Danville Town Council ...