drug addiction

The Temptation of Drugs Is a Bitch

By Flea

Macklemore: Compassion Led Me to Rehab and It Can Help the Country Fight the Opioid Crisis

By Macklemore

Opioid Overdoses Are Shortening Overall Life Expectancy

By Alice Park

Heroin Use Is Spiking Among White Americans

By Alexandra Sifferlin
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Inside the Twisted Economics of a 1949 Saigon Opium Detox Clinic

The United Nations will mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on June 26

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

‘Club Drug’ Ketamine Provides Hope in Fight Against Depression

Ketamine is remarkably good at erasing away the worst symptoms of depression—but there's a catch

By Alice Park

One in 10 People in U.S. Have Abused Drugs

Close to 10% of Americans have a drug abuse disorder during their lifetimes, according to a new report released Wednesday.The study, published in JAMA Psychiatry, shows that 9.9% — or more than 23.3 million Americans...

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Heroin-Related Deaths Have Quadrupled in America

New federal data reports bad news for America's heroin problem

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Why You've Never Heard of the Vaccine for Heroin Addiction

Addiction is a growing epidemic in the United States. So why don't we have a vaccine?

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Photojournalism Daily: Dec. 4, 2014

Today’s daily Photojournalism Links collection highlights Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd’s work on illegal gold mining in Peru. The pictures are from La Pampa, located in the country’s Madre de Dios region, where mining has...

By Mikko Takkunen

Intimacy Addiction Looks Similar to Drug Addiction, Study Finds

Watching porn triggers similar brain activity as drug exposure, study says

By Abby Abrams

The War Within: Portraits of Vietnam Veterans Fighting Heroin Addiction

Remembering the intensely personal war that afflicted so many who returned from Vietnam, as well as the struggles and demons that plague veterans -- of all wars -- today.

By Liz Ronk

Another Side of Afghanistan by Larry Towell

From 2008 to 2011, Towell traveled to Afghanistan five times, documenting in both photographs and videos the various social issues that plague its citizens, from drug addiction and poverty to the prevalence of landmines. The work is part of a new show and slated to be an upcoming book.

By Feifei Sun
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