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 ...

At the time of writing, Abi Feltham, a successful 35-year-old social media marketer from southeast England, has just come home from a two-week holiday in sunny Albania with her partner. But in 2020, ...

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 ...

New research is stirring interest in ibogaine, which appears to help ease the agony of detox and prevent relapse. Used in other countries, it remains illegal in the U.S. Yellow iboga fruit ...

"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 ...

There were many revelations for the jury in the Hunter Biden gun trial. Prosecutors offered a journey through Hunter Biden's crack addiction from 2015 to 2019, a time in which he introduced others to ...

Cocaine is a central nervous stimulant that some people use recreationally. If someone uses cocaine regularly and then stops taking it, they may develop withdrawal symptoms. Cocaine is a potentially ...

Hunched over his crack pipe in the alleyway, the homeless man squats in a dank doorway as beer kegs are delivered to the cellar of a neighbouring pub. David is only 43 but looks at least a decade ...

The research into the development of Calixcoca received funding from the Ministry of Justice - National Drug Policy Secretariat; the Minas Gerais State Research Support Foundation (Fapemig); the ...

By simply changing the formula for the drug ever so slightly, the manufacturers of these drugs are able to evade prosecution by state and federal authorities.” ...