As calls from desperate gambling addicts flood in, Florida’s helpline is operating without $2 million in funding from the Legislature, thanks to a dispute with the state gambling control board, ...

A wave of pharmacy robberies is sweeping the United States as desperate addicts and ruthless dealers turn to violence to feed the nation's growing hunger for narcotic painkillers.

Readers respond to Nicholas Kristof’s column about his friend’s struggle with addiction. To the Editor: Re “The Prison Sentence That Saved My Friend’s Life,” by Nicholas Kristof (column, Feb. 9): My ...

Addiction recovery centers are recruiting patients from across the country to LA's Westside, then abandoning them when insurance runs out.

‘Smackan’, ‘blackiya’, ‘dangerous’— Punjab’s female drug addicts fight a lonely battle. For many, a Kapurthala de-addiction centre is the only option.