From "Bath Salts" cannibals to spice-related ER visits, 2012 was the year synthetics entered the drug pantheon
Jeffrey Wayne Roberts Jr., a former Navy recruit, was charged with illegal gang activity among other crimes
The number of diagnosed substance abusers rose drastically between 2001 and 2009 — and more are seeking treatment
Recovering addicts say they're grateful to have learned from their mistakes. Personally, I wish I never made them
Money, women, guns -- the life of a drug dealer offers its own form of addiction. Enter an unusual 12-step program
Federal courts are reconsidering the science behind medical marijuana, which may be legal use's biggest barrier
My alcoholic cokehead husband said, Let's raise a brood! Then we split up
He takes advantage of their generosity, but they're the ones who are enabling his deadly addiction
Growing up, I always envied my sister. I never realized how selfish I really was
