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NEW ORLEANS — Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who’d been battling addiction for ...

A video has been circulating on social media, claiming to show the condition of Venezuela under its former president, Nicolás Maduro, with people addicted to drugs and passing out on the streets.

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

The number of people who believe that those who are dependent on drugs only have themselves to blame has fallen by almost half in the past 25 years, dropping from 57% to 30%. Research published by ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

GOTHENBURG/ANTWERP/BANGKOK: Wearing his hoodie, sunglasses and a mask, the drug dealer sat motionless on an icy park bench, ready to confess the cold truth of his trade. “I’ve been close to death a ...

The perception that drug addiction affects only the poor or underprivileged is inaccurate, says the Kelantan National Association for the Prevention of Drug Abuse.

Real People, Real Stories” seeks to share local stories of loved ones lost to substance-use disorder in an upcoming Brattleboro art show.