In the summer of 1988, at the end of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ European tour, frontman Anthony Kiedis and guitarist Hillel ...

Those numbers show an increase in usage at what seems like a staggering rate, but the totals are all still very, very tiny. Maine has the highest treatment admission rate for heroin, according to a ...

A mum kicked her £500-a-week decade-long heroin addiction after getting hooked on the drug when trying it to “show off” in front of her sister. Shannon Ashley, 30, tried heroin at aged 13 and ...

Is Häagen-Dazs ice cream as addictive as heroin? Or, put another way, is heroin as addictive as Häagen-Dazs? Depending on how you phrase the question, you’re either asking whether heroin addiction is ...

It’s hard to imagine a more difficult start to life than the early days of Callum Hesketh. Adopted at the age of four after 24 temporary placements in foster care, Mr Hesketh was raised by a loving ...

The interactive nature of video games makes them uniquely suited to help people understand and recover from addiction.

LUVO MANYONGA’S run up to the board before he leaps into the sand this weekend is a lot longer than the 30 metres of narrow track. Because the South African’s journey back to the top of long ...