The Latest Breaking News from Addiction

Edible takeaway cups and library-style mug-borrowing schemes are on the menu at a growing number of cafes as possible solutions to Australia's addiction to plastic convenience.

DECATUR — The question came out of the blue, or so it seemed to Crossing Healthcare CEO Tanya Andricks: If you had $30 million to design an addiction-treatment facility, how would you do it?

Angela Riley, who has type 2 diabetes, was forced to take ill health retirement from her job as an addiction worker, where she helped people with alcohol and drug problems after her diagnosis.

This month, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction issued revised recommendations for lower-risk alcohol consumption. The new guidelines state that no amount of alcohol is “safe” and that individuals should drink no more than two standard drinks per week in order to minimize their risk for chronic diseases,…

1000-lb Sisters star Tammy Slaton was overcome with emotion as she discussed her relationship with food and alcohol after being rushed to hospital when she stopped breathing

She took money out of his account while she was in the grips of a gambling addiction

A documentary short about a woman who takes ayahuasca to alleviate the pain caused by addiction

More than 200 people objected to BoyleSports' change-of-use application for old Lloyds Bank building

Clinics and scientists around the world aim to turn a profit from a powerful Gabonese plant – but it’s an ethical and legal wild west