End The Epidemic

The Partnership for Drug Free Hall will host its latest forum Thursday for families struggling with drug and alcohol addiction

Dr. Patrice Harris, Chair of the American Medical Association Opioid Task Force, joins the show to discus the task force's recent report on opioid abuse and the progress made in the effort to reverse the ongoing epidemic.

Dr. John Dyben joins the show to discuss the disturbing trend of increasing opioid abuse among the U.S. elderly population.

North Georgia Congressman Doug Collins this week introduced the Substance Abuse Prevention Act in the U.S. House

Can legalizing marijuana fight the problem of opioid addiction and fatal overdoses? Two new studies in the debate suggest it may.

The Gainesville City Council voted unanimously Tuesday evening to take legal action in the fight against opioid overuse and abuse.

Hall County is about to enter the litigation process against opioid drug manufacturers and distributors.

Drug make Purdue bowed to a key demand of lawsuits to stop promoting opioid drugs to doctors. Dr. John Dyben of Origins Recovery Centers talks about what this may mean to the opioid epidemic.

A proposal to create an opioid study committee and crack down on scammers who prey on addicts has sailed through the Georgia Senate.

We see the outward affects drug addiction can have. But what about those we can't see? Dr. Merrill Norton, a registered pharmacist and associate professor at the University of Georgia, discusses the chemical changes to the brain that can turn casual use into extreme addiction.