Addiction changes people’s lives forever. But behind the stories of substance abuse are also those who managed to break out of it and see the brighter side of things. Whatever the reason for turning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addiction isn’t always chaos. More often, it’s repetition, concealment, and a slow erosion of choice that feels almost invisible ...

Addiction is a perplexing and deeply personal struggle that affects millions of people worldwide. One of the most frequently asked questions by those who have witnessed a loved one succumb to ...

Is social media addiction real? A new study explores the brain changes and psychological impacts of excessive use following a landmark $6 million California court ruling.

Whitney Houston's death at age 48 is reportedly the result of drug and alcohol abuse. Houston had entered addiction treatment at least three times. Each effort at recovery was followed by relapse. Why ...

Elyse Stevens, a primary care and addiction medicine doctor, and her husband, Aquil Bey, a paramedic, discuss patient cases at a community breakfast for homeless people in New Orleans. Bey founded an ...

NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases, including people who’d been battling addiction for decades. Some were chronic-pain patients on high doses of ...

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Looking back, Carla, a Jewish mom from Chicago’s North Shore, knew something wasn’t quite right with her elder son, Evan. First came the less than stellar grades. Then when he went off to college, she ...