Multiple sources who have known the troubled comedian for years said Friday that he drinks alcohol more often than he uses ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Addiction recovery is often centered on the idea that the fastest way to get well is to abstain from the problem substance. But unlike nicotine or narcotics, food is something that all people need to ...

If children aren’t in danger, we now know that removing them from the home isn’t always in their best interests. Bigstock/Kansas City Star Does having a substance use disorder automatically disqualify ...

Detroit — Crack cocaine hit Detroit like a bomb 40 years ago, destroying families, straining law enforcement and causing paradigm shifts in the criminal justice system and popular culture. The crack ...

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 ...

In the wake of news of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's divorce, I spoke on a CBC Radio One broadcast (the Canadian version of NPR) on whether marriage is a relationship killer. Later on, I reviewed the ...