Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said addiction is a “spiritual disease” that calls out for the involvement of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced that his department will devote $100 million ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will invest $100 million to improve homelessness, opioid addiction and ...

Trump administration details a new addiction initiative led by HHS secretary Kennedy emphasizing faith-based groups, tough ...

Changes authorized by Lurie's ordinance allowed addiction treatment and shelters to open much more quickly, cutting many ...

My life changed 20 years ago, when my friend and I were floating down the Rogue River in Oregon. Suddenly the motor fell off the boat, which tipped over. I slipped into the icy water. Some young ...

This article was produced as a project for the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism’s 2025 California Health Equity Fellowship. A tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved ...

Studies show that Oregon is among the nation’s worst in access to treatment, which exacerbates the challenges that come with homelessness At first glance, Christine Greene would appear to be living a ...

It’s last call for San Francisco’s government hooch. A COVID-era program that guzzled $5 million of taxpayer money annually ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — In a three-peat move, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has prolonged the state’s emergency homelessness order. On Friday, Gov. Kotek’s office unveiled Executive Order No. 26-01 — an ...

“Something that we've been a bit frustrated by is that since that legislation passed in September, multiple new services are still being proposed and put into SoMa,” said Leah Edwards, a SoMa resident ...

A tough-on-crime measure California voters overwhelmingly approved last year promised to usher in an “era of mass treatment” for the tens of thousands of homeless drug users across the state. But so ...