On Sept. 5, 1989, President George H.W. Bush appeared on live television to discuss what he called the nation's "gravest domestic threat." Sitting at his desk in the oval office, Bush held up a bag of ...

The Federal Commission for Addiction and Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases is planning the establishment of dedicated squads to visit individuals addicted to crack and offer them medical and ...

Heritage addiction therapist Helen Merriweather said many crack addicts have to overcome low self-esteem, rejection, parental divorce and abandonment. Many started using marijuana as teens or preteens ...

It’s unclear whether a drug overdose caused DMX’s heart attack Friday night, which put the rapper into a hospital on life support, but he has long been open about his battles with drug addiction, most ...

Joe Biden’s son Hunter says he used to buy crack on the streets and once moved a homeless man into his home during his drug-fueled years. The shocking details are revealed in Hunter’s memoir, ...

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It’s unclear whether a drug overdose caused DMX’s heart attack Friday night, which put the rapper into a hospital on life support, but he has long been open about his battles with drug addiction, most ...