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.

An ITV investigation has found drugs, including synthetic opioids, are being sold at the touch of a button but come with a ...

Last week I described how easy it is to get the most lethal drugs on the streets of New York. And how “safe-use” sites had become magnets for dealers and addicts. Such sites are fought over. Do they ...

Wastewater analysis can detect drugs in real time, allowing experts to inform emergency and other health providers and warn ...

WARNING: This story contains graphic images. Philadelphia's most lawless, drug-infested neighborhood became more distressed and filled with anguish in 2023, a former resident said as he called on ...

Less than half of people experiencing homelessness regularly used illicit drugs in the prior six months. The most common drugs used by this population aren’t opioids but methamphetamines. And a ...

In my practice, I see many young men who claim to be “addicted” to online porn. This notion of being an addict carries a lot of negative connotation and stigma, as well as a sense of inevitability ...

About 100 people — mostly local drug addicts — gathered at a pagoda in Phnom Penh in mid-February. A few drug users had brought their families for support, and they sat together on woven mats before a ...

Everyone wants to make you an addict. Some people sell illicit drugs on the black market and want you to become addicted to them so they can profit from you. The dealers naturally focus on drugs that ...

President Trump's executive order on homelessness aims to make it easier for states and cities to get people into mental health or addiction treatment, even if that means involuntary civil commitment.