A medical doctor who told a court that work stress caused his chronic opioid addiction and led him to steal and forge prescriptions, is to be spared jail and a criminal record.

Richard Taite -- a celebrity addiction and recovery specialist -- says it's a good thing Whitney Purvis is behind bars, because she's accused of doing some really bad sh*t ... allegedly dealing drugs ...

Curran, who lives in the English county of Essex, said that his true dependence on the drug started when he broke his leg in a boating accident when he was 19. He turned to ketamine to deal with the ...

The program, which started last year, is one of the only treatment options available for unhoused Angelenos addicted to stimulants, including methamphetamine, experts say.

Inside a bright new building in the heart of Skid Row, homeless people hung out in a canopy-covered courtyard — some waiting to take a shower, do laundry, or get medication for addiction treatment.

NEW HAMPSHIRE can cut overdose deaths by 70% and save billions in health care costs just by letting pharmacists do something ...

Drug treatment has become a thriving enterprise, but the profit motive has lured predators to exploit the vulnerable who seek ...

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who ...

Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip ...

A research team from Virginia Commonwealth University has found that a drug currently in clinical trials for brain disorders ...

Efforts to decrease alarmingly high rates of suicide among construction workers and prevent burnout in health care workers ...

Black patients presenting to the emergency department for an opioid overdose are less likely to receive outpatient referrals ...