drug addiction

Diaries show the disastrous extent of the ‘Anne of Green Gables’ author’s addiction to prescription drugs, as well as parallels to our modern-day opioid crisis

William Moyers was plucked from the point of no return because his family never gave up

Many drugs they prescribe end up in their own system

Russia blames NATO policies for its heroin crisis. But is Afghanistan just a scapegoat for a broader problem?

The Mounties were set to publicly acknowledge the benefits of projects like the Insite facility. Then they backed away.

At training centres, up to 41 per cent have tested positive

Ever wondered why some people gag on their first-ever cigarette, while others are instantly hooked? Some people, it seems, are genetically predisposed to develop a smoking addiction after just one smoke. Manipulating such responses could help wean smokers off the habit—and prevent would-be smokers from starting at all.

Must-reads: Colby Cosh and Richard Gwyn on Fanny Mae and Freddie Mac; Peter Worthington on the Israeli prisoner exchange; Daphne Bramham on addictions treatment.

Based on the incredible quantity of saccharine praise Fox’s ESPN’s broadcast team offered the Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton as he belted 28-and-counting “homers” out of Yankee Stadium tonight, I think younger viewers could be forgiven if they concluded that getting hopelessly addicted to drugs and then belatedly discovering functional, adult sobriety was roughly the moral equivalent to winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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Have you ever been grocery shopping when you’re hungry, and bought way more stuff than you intended? Understanding the reasons for this may give us some clues to the obesity epidemic, new research suggests.