A longtime Jefferson County health care provider recently opened Family Psychiatric and Addiction Care Clinic in Hillsboro with a goal of prov…
The Jefferson County Health Department and several other agencies are teaming up to hold a variety of events to mark Overdose Awareness Week o…
A new sober living home has opened in Peaceful Village.
So far Jefferson County has received more than $4 million from national settlements with companies that make and distribute prescription opioids.
The approximately 150 people who took part in the second annual Overdose Awareness Day Walk last week were not thinking about numbers or stati…
This is the third and final installment in a series about homelessness in the county. It focuses on the need for a homeless shelter in the cou…
The annual “Rally Against Heroin Rise Up Battle of the Bands” is set for 1-9 p.m. Saturday, April 24, at the Cedar Hill Elks Lodge, 8430 Indus…
All too many teenagers think it isn’t a big deal to vape.
Stephen Sutler struggled for years with drug addiction.
Eighty-seven people showed up at the Festus 8 Cinema on March 24 to watch an FBI-produced documentary and take part in a panel discussion abou…