This year is the 80th anniversary of the publication of the 12 steps – an approach to addiction recovery that wa… More

Laughing gas, "hippy crack", noz, balloons, chargers – nitrous oxide goes by many names, but how well do recreatio… More

If you have become the victim of sexual assault while under the influence, then you are not alone. The 2019 Global D… More

Alcohol + cocaine = cocaethylene. If you drink alcohol and take cocaine at the same time, this is one of many chem… More

Can you remember a time when you felt comfortable in your own skin? The Mental Health Foundation is asking this simp… More

In Britain, there are increasing numbers of people using cocaine. Around 875,000 people used cocaine in 2017-18, acc… More

With festival season around the corner, MDMA, the psychoactive ingredient in ecstasy tablets, has come under the s… More

“We must act now to protect people from the darker side of painkillers.” So says Health Secretary, Matt Hancock,… More

Love addiction may not seem dangerous to some – but for people who develop this process addiction, it can cause … More

According to a BBC report, the number of adults seeking help with an alcoholic parent has tripled in the past five y… More

Is social media addiction a disease? It’s a question being debated across the internet-using world – from politi… More

Speaking out on ITV’s ‘Harry Heroes’ and Good Morning Britain, Paul Merson has opened up publicly about his recent… More