The San Ramon Planning Commission welcomed a fifth member to its ranks this week following a City Council vote to fill the ...

Since the start of the opioid crisis, veterans have been one of the most affected groups. According to the Nation Institute of Health (NIH), from 2010-2019, the opioid drug overdose mortality rate ...

There is a lot of talk about substance abuse. The deaths. The crisis. But what comes before all that? What actually drives someone to become addicted to substances in the first place? We throw around ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Since Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first State of the State address six years ago, California has stopped pursuing a high-speed ...

What might be fueling fentanyl-related overdose deaths among teens  Zach Didier, a 17-year-old student from Rocklin County, California, was a straight-A student, a gifted soccer athlete, and a ...

Opioid addiction is something many individuals and families continue to face. Based on current research, healing takes more than just medical treatment; it also involves building emotional strength ...

The amount of teens with drug addictions has skyrocketed at a terrifying pace over the past few years. More teenagers are being exposed to opioids because social media usage among this group has ...

How biological factors are just as important to addiction as environmental ones A whisper. A pointed look, silent in words but loud in judgement. Stay close. Don’t make eye contact. People think they ...

For decades, women — especially women of color – have been misdiagnosed, dismissed and deprioritized in healthcare. That disparity continues today in the world of opioid addiction and recovery, where ...

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. While the Capitol is fixated on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s drive to rearrange California’s congressional districts in order to counter a ...

Pleasanton-based Workday was among numerous large organizations impacted by a recent targeted 'social engineering campaign' according to an announcement from the company last week.

California Highway Patrol officers arrested a driver on suspicion of felony grand theft after a traffic stop in Pleasanton late last week.