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"Patulin is a toxic substance produced by molds that may grow on apples," the FDA's website states. "In the past, patulin has been found to occur at high levels in some apple juice products ...

MADRID — Recent research on the progression and treatment of psychosis is prompting some experts to ask: Are substance-induced psychosis (SIP) and primary psychosis fundamentally different?

LOWELL — Riverbend and Lowell High School have entered into a partnership to provide substance use programming to students with a focus on both education and substance use prevention. The ...

A wave of new “tough-on-crime” state laws across the country criminalizes substance use and homelessness, raising serious public health concerns. For example, 2024’s “Safer Kentucky Act ...

NEW HAVEN — A pharmacy in the city has paid nearly $200,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act, which sets regulations for handling and distributing ...

The legislation aims to improve and update processes to make mental health services more effective and more accessible. In a unanimous vote on Thursday, the Florida House passed a measure to ...

Residents said he used a needle to inject a substance in a cat. Another resident found their cat hanging from a tree. Police have received multiple reports from residents, some dating back to two ...

Attorneys for Abrego Garcia in the letter accused the Trump administration of responding to their discovery requests by producing "nothing of substance" and providing interrogatory responses that ...

WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — West Virginia health officials said they have seen a significant decrease in children entering foster care due to substance use among caregivers. The West Virginia ...

The potentially hazardous substances secured and cataloged by authorities include acids, toxic elements including arsenic, fuels, alkali metals, and oxidizers, prosecutors said in the statement.

Vietnam cuts its HCFC import quota by 50 percent for 2025, marking a major policy step in line with global climate agreements and net-zero goals. On April 18, 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture and ...