The subject of addiction swirls with myths and misinformation. It doesn’t help that so many people seem to believe that their own struggle with addiction — or a few drop-ins to Alcoholics Anonymous ...

The crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s was met with demonization, mass incarceration and dehumanization of Black crack addicts. The opioid epidemic of today is being met with empathy, understanding ...

LOS ANGELES - APRIL 14: Six ounces of crack cocaine worth $4800 was found inside a woman's purse April 14, 2010 during a raid by LAPD gang detectives on a drug dealer's house in South East division of ...

*Annapolis, MD – During her 19-year crack addiction, Tonier Cain racked up 83 arrests and 66 convictions. She turned to prostitution to pay for drugs, lost custody of four children, and, when she wasn ...

While a Houston doctor thinks he has found the cure for cocaine addiction, bureaucratic red tape is hindering the vaccine’s approval and building doubts for its future success. “My hopes are pretty ...

Detroit — Crack cocaine hit Detroit like a bomb 40 years ago, destroying families, straining law enforcement and causing paradigm shifts in the criminal justice system and popular culture. The crack ...