I’d be dead if I hadn’t gone to prison. I met the most amazing people in prison staff, and I benefited hugely from the ...

A mum kicked her £500-a-week decade-long heroin addiction after getting hooked on the drug when trying it to “show off” in ...

The subject of addiction swirls with myths and misinformation. It doesn’t help that so many people seem to believe that their own struggle with addiction — or a few drop-ins to Alcoholics Anonymous ...

"I got complacent. Everything was going so well in my life," the 42-year-old said this week. But the spiral of crack addiction led to divorce and him ultimately robbing a bank and a pharmacy. On ...

Ms. Interlandi, a member of the editorial board, has written extensively about the addiction crisis. It’s been two years since New York City became home to the nation’s first legally sanctioned ...

The crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s was met with demonization, mass incarceration and dehumanization of Black crack addicts. The opioid epidemic of today is being met with empathy, understanding ...

As the Obama administration and the media increasingly promote the idea that prescription drug misuse is this generation’s crack epidemic, I want to take a few minutes to note how irresponsible and ...

I'm the same as most recovering addicts - the most fun I ever had nearly killed me. And while I was in the grip of my addiction, I would have told you I'd never give it up. I wasn't an alcoholic, a ...