Drugs

In Oregon, some are seeking out psilocybin for relief from mental health issues. But tracking the effects of that treatment is very much a work in progress.

Under Ballot Measure 110, instead of arresting drug users, police give them a citation and point them towards treatment. Over three years in, there's a debate about whether it's succeeded or failed.

Several common generic cancer drugs have become increasingly scarce in an ongoing nationwide shortage. Experts tracking the shortage share what’s causing this crisis.

A new report shows that death rates for people under 40 are surging across the United States, including parts of the Mountain West.

Two federal investigations led to the arrest of 25 people with charges ranging from possession and distribution of drugs.

The Caldwell police department has created a new, specialized gang unit to reduce gang-related crimes in the Treasure Valley.

For years, police in our region have dealt with crimes triggered by methamphetamine abuse. Now there’s a surprising new problem – meth contamination in libraries.

Idaho is not immune to the effects of of the fentanyl crisis.

Idaho's crime lab in Meridian struggles to keep up with more fentanyl coming into the Gem State.

Sheriff’s deputies in Washoe County, Nev., responded to two fentanyl overdoses in a 12-hour span earlier this month.