The Latest Breaking News from Addiction

NIMHANS: NIMHANS hosts 3-day Clinical Psychology conf. to discuss challenges, opps. in Mental Health. State Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao launches “CPSI – Psycho Legal Aid Cell” & releases books, posters on Internet addiction. NIMHANS Director Partima Murthy traces journey of Clinical Psychology in India. Jamuna Rajeswaran stresses need for…

Netflix's Painkiller features disclaimers read by families who have been impacted by OxyContin, and the producers explained why.

CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated 14th anniversary of Student Police Cadet (SPC) project in Thiruvananthapuram. He said young generation plays key role in realising Nava Kerala. SPC activities focus on overcoming challenges like cybercrime, mobile addiction and substance abuse. CM earmarked ₹15 crore for SPC activities and released video of SPC…

The ‘A Street Cat Named Bob’ writer says he had to sell his home

Casualty star Kirsty Mitchell exclusively reveals Faith Cadogan’s cancer lie could bring about her downfall.

Overdose deaths from fentanyl and other opioids have surged but medications that could save thousands of lives "are sitting on the shelf unused," according to new research.

Drug users in the Philadelphia neighbourhood of Kensington have increasingly been turning towards a drug called xylazine, or “tranq”, a veterinary sedative often mixed with other drugs such as heroin or fentanyl. But when people begin to use the substance, it quickly causes horrific damage to their bodies – including…

Casualty exclusive with spoilers: Kirsty Mitchell reveals what’s at the heart of Faith Cadogan’s spiralling drug addiction, as the nurse’s cancer lie comes to light.

“If you think that you do not have anyone in recovery or with substance-use [issues] in your business, you’re either too small, or you’re mistaken.”