“A person trying to push something that’s an escape drug is going to be like ... in her teens to a criminal investigator to an addiction counselor. The Army didn’t feel like an impossible ...

When the sedatives and antidepressants prescribed for PTSD don't work, some veterans have found peace through psychedelics.

Taking just one or two ecstasy pills damages the brain for at least three months, it has been claimed. Anxiety, memory loss and depression are among the side-effects. Levels of neurotransmitters ...

Recently, two young men, both under 20, died after taking Ecstasy at an all-night Saturday rave in south London - two more victims of a drug that has now become a regular leisure option for ...

The brutal, ketamine-fuelled killing of a public schoolboy shocked the world. In our new true-crime podcast, we tell the real ...

Three months later, she found herself counting pills obsessively ... Healthcare providers, addiction specialists, and support groups stand ready to help anyone ready to take the first step ...

Addiction is not about people being weak-minded. It’s far more complicated. Becoming addicted depends on the drug used, dose, route, frequency, and risk factors like ages of users. Also ...

A devastated mum has warned of a “drug epidemic” in a Kent town after her son overdosed on ecstasy and died - aged just 16. Tragic Ben Davey took multiple MDMA pills with a friend at home in ...

A paradigm-shifting study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows an experimental drug, GL-II-73, has the potential to restore memory and cognitive function in a mouse model ...

Recorder Armstrong told Steward, wearing a grey top and black shirt, that it was a "very ... He also imposed 150 hours of unpaid work, 15 rehabilitation days and a 12 month mental health treatment.

We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new discoveries can help us kick the habit. Addiction hijacks the brain’s neural pathways. Scientists are ...