Addiction

Host Charity Nebbe remembers one man who lost his life to methamphetamine use, Matt Rolinger of Waterloo. Nebbe speaks to members of the Rolinger family about the man they loved and what they hope others can learn from their tragic loss.

Host Charity Nebbe remembers one man who lost his life to methamphetamine use, Matt Rolinger of Waterloo. Nebbe speaks to members of the Rolinger family about the man they loved and what they hope others can learn from their tragic loss.

Under a bankruptcy plan filed late Monday, the OxyContin maker would pay $500 million up front, promising billions in future payments. Twenty-four states rejected the proposal.

Gov. Kim Reynolds and Department of Human Services Director Kelly Garcia heralded a new mental health access center soon to open in Iowa City. Designed as a mental health urgent care center, the facility is meant to serve patients who all too often wind up in emergency rooms or jails.

Social distancing and self-isolation are the new normal under the COVID-19 pandemic, and this reality is changing every fiber of society, including the…

Our growing reliance on social media over the past decade has raised a lot of questions about privacy, civility, safety and addiction. In the past few…

An Iowa State state study has found that two out of five young adults have a substance use disorder. The study, which was published in the Journal of…

Last year, opioid-related deaths in Iowa decreased by 33 percent, marking a five year low for the state, according to statistics released this month from…

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has announced he is joining four other states in suing pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma and its former chairman,…

A new sober living home will soon open in Sioux City to help men struggling with addiction who may be homeless.Hope Street of Siouxland has five bedrooms…