FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The latest figures on heroin show the number of first time users in this country has increased by 60 percent over the last decade to 156,000. Addiction experts say once hooked ...

CHICAGO — With the number posted on fliers at drug treatment centers, it isn’t a typical hotline. The callers — all current or recovering heroin users — are encouraged to tell the stories of their ...

America's new epidemic, heroin, is taking lives at record rates. According to the DEA, the number of deaths attributed to heroin has tripled in the last five years. Now, the duty to save lives has ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

One of the most powerful illusions in addiction is functionality. People continue working, parenting, socializing, and paying ...