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Peter Krykant says any suggestion that Joe FitzPatrick had deliberately missed the meeting, which heard from Dundonians affected by drug addiction, was "blatantly false".

Dawn Gadsby said a nightly glass of wine turned into two bottles of vodka a night

Emmerdale's resident doctor Liam Cavanagh is growing concerned with wife Leyla's drinking, but it looks like he's about to find out what's really been going on with her in recent weeks

The Supreme Court has ruled for doctors who face criminal charges for overprescribing powerful pain medication, in a case arising from the opioid addiction crisis

Count us fans of the Food and Drug Administration’s historic push to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes, which, in concert with a proposed ban on menthol-flavored cancer sticks, promises to liberate millions of Americans from deadly addiction. Cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly a half-million deaths in America per year,…

Nicotine vapes are illegal in Australia without a prescription. Four Corners has investigated how Australian kids are buying them.

Destigmatising addiction and acknowledging its relationship with trauma would help sufferers get help sooner, says an expert and a recovering heavy drug user.

"I remember thinking my kids would be better off without me"

Caffeine in moderate amounts is fine, but some may find themselves addicted to the stimulant.