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By early adulthood, Gene E., who began drinking as a teen, had an incessant addiction to alcohol that soon led to drugs. He credits Alcoholics Anonymous for saving him.

As many try to make sense of a loved one's behaviors surrounding their drinking or drug use, it is important to remember that addiction is an illness that must be treated

Alcohol addiction hits millions of people. The disease slowly creates dependence and destruction of a healthy body.

The Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act became California law in 2001. Now the state treats drug addiction as a Public Health Problem.

There are dozens of drug rehab centers around the country. Choosing the right treatment center can determine your recovery success.

Most teens who use marijuana do so socially. The fact that fewer adolescents are socializing face to face could be one reason for the decline.

Teenagers who use illegal prescription drugs to get high do so because they believe they are safer to use than other drugs. This is not true and teens are getting hurt.

Suboxone is an effective way to help drug users with opiate addiction and alleviate withdrawal symptoms.

The biggest recreational users turn to drug addiction by curiosity of pills found around the home.

Last fall, SAMHSA reported substance abuse treatment was on the rise over the past 10 years. The question becomes, when should an abuser seek treatment?

Pregnant women who use drugs and alcohol don't want to hurt their babies, lose their families, or die. Many can and do recover.

Many find that before any serious changes could be made, a simple yet deep personal acknowledgment of the existence of a problem had to be made.

Recent research in drug abuse focuses on the causation of chemical dependency.

Drug abuse is a family problem and a child hooked on drugs is a parent's worst nightmare. Is there anything parents can do to prevent children from becoming drug addicts?

The story of a Sara M., a drug addict and alcoholic who never went to jail, lost her family, or her health, but was dying inside...

Common household medications like aspirins, Tylenol and vitamin supplements may appear harmless but can actually cause harm when accidentally consumed by children.

College students are living away from home and learning new routines. Depressed moods, alcohol abuse and gambling addictions are signs of discontent

If you want help to quit smoking, you could try lung cancer screening or the nicotine patch - but it may be easiest to just look at 'quit smoking aids' advertisements.

Talking with your teenager about the dangers of drug use can be done from either an abstinence-only or harm reduction perspective.

The Cleaner is an A&E series that stars Benjamin Bratt as William Banks, based on real life extreme interventionist Warren Boyd. Trick Candles wraps up the second season.

People looking to stop smoking, eating too much or chewing their fingernails have help from Harvard thanks to a new study.