The crack epidemic that ravaged the United States from the 1970s to 1990s was a dark chapter in American history, characterized by soaring addiction rates, urban decay, and devastating consequences ...

The crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s was met with demonization, mass incarceration and dehumanization of Black crack addicts. The opioid epidemic of today is being met with empathy, understanding ...

Brazilian scientists announced a breakthrough in drug addiction therapy with the development of a vaccine to combat crack cocaine and cocaine addiction in a nation with a notably high cocaine usage ...

Ms. Interlandi, a member of the editorial board, has written extensively about the addiction crisis. It’s been two years since New York City became home to the nation’s first legally sanctioned ...

Bernard Groves has spent five years trying to quit methamphetamine. He lost his job. He lost his car. He nearly lost his apartment. Worse than that, he says, his addiction has hurt his family. “I went ...

"I got complacent. Everything was going so well in my life," the 42-year-old said this week. But the spiral of crack addiction led to divorce and him ultimately robbing a bank and a pharmacy. On ...

While a Houston doctor thinks he has found the cure for cocaine addiction, bureaucratic red tape is hindering the vaccine’s approval and building doubts for its future success. “My hopes are pretty ...

TRAVERSE CITY — September is national recovery month and Addiction Treatment Services in Traverse City sees an average of 1,500 patients a year. One advocate went through addiction treatment himself - ...