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Mayor Eric Adams declared, “Overdose prevention centers keep neighborhoods and people struggling with substance use safe," but the evidence begs to differ.

Communities don’t have to choose between saving lives and stopping crime. The data is proof.

ASHBURN, Va. (DC News Now) — The Washington Commanders are on cloud nine after defeating the New England Patriots on the road, 20-17, Sunday for the first time since 1996. Quarterback Sam Howell looked good again, racking up another 300-yard-plus performance, connected with Jahan Dotson for a touchdown for a second-straight game, and converted 15 […]

Providers of substance-use services are bracing for Gov. Kathy Hochul to again reject their pleas for using New York’s $2.6 billion in opioid settlement funds to support overdose prevention centers.

Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, and Harris Dickinson open up about 'The Iron Claw,' A24's highly anticipated wrestling drama about the legendary Von Erich family.

Actor and music artist Kevin Quinn who appeared in the Disney series “Bunk’d” as well as the Netflix faith-based musical “A Week Away,” released his

This year, the Prize recognized visionaries who have radical initiatives to improve New York City.

Bryan Ortiz quit a job as a paramedic to help people at a safe injection site for drugs like fentanyl and heroin. Now, his job is under legal threat.

In a wrong-headed move last week, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams threatened enforcement action against the two Upper Manhattan overdose prevention centers run by nonprofit OnPoint, which provide space for drug users to test and use drugs under supervision of trained personnel. Explaining that the centers run afoul of the so-called crack house statute, Williams wrote that he was “an ...

In the heart of Manhattan, NY, a nonprofit organization has become a lightning rod for a nationwide debate as it forges ahead with a groundbreaking strategy to combat the escalating opioid crisis.