For a century, Americans have embraced a punitive approach to addiction—one that has undermined treatment efforts.

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have long helped people eat less — now, they’re showing promise in helping people crave less. A new ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Drug addiction continues to plague Memphis and the Mid-South. For years, the monster of drug addiction consumed Ben Owen. “I finally hit rock bottom in 2019. My wife and I were ...

Nick Carbonaro's mom will tell you her son wasn't a bad person. He just made some bad decisions. After struggling with addiction for years in February he died of a heroin overdose. "I wake him up the ...

We know that addicts lose control over their lives and that they would as soon give up breathing as stop using their preferred substance/s. Yet, the critical question of why one member of an ...

Nearly 50 million over the age of 12 reportedly have substance use disorders, which can include addictions to alcohol or drugs. Other issues that affect millions - such as gambling, shopping, gaming, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police program aimed at keeping people addicted to drugs out of jail is being expanded because it's working so well. Donald Davis is a heroin addict, but with the help of ...

Angela Cruz Williams’ heart must have skipped a beat at her Fourth of July cookout, as she said a 7-year-old came “within probably two inches of stepping on a dirty needle in his own backyard” in ...

Kelly Osbourne says she learned “so many tricks” while she was in rehab to continue her drug habits after she left. “First rehab I went to was, like, university on how to be a better drug addict,” she ...