The crack epidemic is far from over, especially on the streets of San Francisco, and one group is trying to make it easier and safer for addicts to get their fix by giving away crack pipe kits.

The Liberty Crack program was, for example, aimed at a particular target: Underground warez junkies who had hacked the registration protection on a program, known as Liberty, which allows Palm ...

The Department of Health and Human Services launched a $30 million grant program in December to help “address the nation’s substance use and overdose epidemic” by reducing the dangers ...