Several small victories point to a positive shift in understanding mental health disorders and to a new sensitivity to those who struggle with them.
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Mental health disorders are more common than you might think, and anxiety and OCD are often misunderstood.
A new crop of lab-created substances with names such as “Smiles” are hitting the streets.
A Pittsburgh-area doctor was just sentenced to 11 years and ordered to repay insurance companies he scammed to provide painkillers illegally.
A Wisconsin woman steals more than $1 million and gets just a year in county jail. Is addiction a reasonable explanation for crime and are harsher penalties or treatment the answer?
It may not rate as a clinical diagnosis like drug abuse or alcoholism, but shopping addiction is real and has some definite similarities to substance abuse.
It’s a lucrative trade, but drug lords in the Rio slums are getting out of the crack cocaine business after seeing the havoc the drug has wrought on their communities.
It’s official: Marijuana use during the teen years really can make you dumber. A new study proves it.
Suicide rates among soldiers are at a record high, but will a new anti-depressant and delivery method help lower that number?
Back-to-school time is a good reminder to tell teens and college students about the health issues associated with drinking and prescription meds.