Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger and Prince are just a few of the many who have died from overdosing on drugs. However, it seems as though their deaths are not enough to instill change ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I have served in addiction medicine with the homeless for over 30 years. Contrary to what you may hear from some big law firms, ...

More good news in the battle against opioid addiction. Scientists have reopened research into a class of opioids that were ...

Addiction quickly becomes a lifestyle. An addicted person dedicates more and more of their attention to getting drugs, finding ways to use, and concealing their use from others. All of these ...

This post was coauthored by Gabriella P. Oettinger and Juan M. Dominguez, Ph.D. As we begin the new school year, the importance of understanding the challenges and risks that students face becomes ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Students of Chinga Boys high school in Nyeri county walk past drugs usage advisory in their school.[Elvis Ogina,Standard] The government has time and again formed task forces to investigate causes of ...

Bernard Groves has spent five years trying to quit methamphetamine. He lost his job. He lost his car. He nearly lost his apartment. Worse than that, he says, his addiction has hurt his family. “I went ...