Former addict ‘unrecognisable’ after beating 23 year heroin habit

A British woman who started using drugs at the age of just 11 is now completely unrecognisable after she beat her 23-year ...
The Spectator Australia

Growing up with thieves, murderers and heroin addicts

They stepped over the syringes and handed the heroin addicts invitations to the mission centre. ‘What kind of life is this ...
WREG

Ex-addict rebuilds, uplifts struggling Mid-South communities

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Drug addiction continues to plague Memphis and the Mid-South. For years, the monster of drug addiction consumed Ben Owen. “I finally hit rock bottom in 2019. My wife and I were ...
Psychology Today

When Mom is a Drug Addict

I recently had a family, minus the mother, come to see me. They were greatly concerned, and rightfully so that Mom was “using”. Mom is indeed addicted to opiates and other narcotics that have kept her ...
The New York Times

It Was a Promising Addiction Treatment. Many Patients Never Got It.

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...
Boston Herald

Editorial: Rehab is the best ‘harm prevention’ for addicts

There’s a renewed push to legalize overdose prevention centers on Beacon Hill, with advocates touting supervised drug use as harm prevention. That depends on how one defines harm. At these centers, ...