"I did very, very poorly in school until I started doing narcotics," Trump's health secretary nominee said in a resurfaced interview about his former substance abuse John Nacion/Getty Robert F.

Billy Idol started smoking crack to kick his heroin addiction, and spoiler alert, it worked. During an appearance on “Club Random with Bill Maher,” Idol admitted that smoking crack allowed him to stop ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we ...

Drug abuse and drug crimes continue to decline across the state of Washington, with one exception. Heroin addiction and overdose deaths are on the rise, according to new research from the University ...

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 ...

The man Donald Trump has chosen to lead the United States’ health system claimed that doing heroin helped him become a better student — the same month he said that people on Adderall should be sent to ...

Boxing legend Mike Tyson has opened up about his use of fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid, during the 1990s to manage pain at the peak of his illustrious career. The 59-year-old is planning a return ...

People caught in possession of hard drugs will once again be at risk of state criminal penalties after the state of Oregon opted to recriminalize possession of drugs such as fentanyl, heroin and meth.

A previous post reviewed data about drug use among sexual and gender minority people. In addition to its direct health risks, drug use is associated with an increased risk of HIV infection. It might ...