ORLANDO, Fla. – Eddie Pepperell has less of a filter than a 10-year air conditioning unit. But that’s why the 28-year-old, who stands 6 feet tall and weighs just 160 pounds, has tipped the scales on ...

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 ...

The most sober a crack addict ever sounds is when he’s talking about the science of, well, crack. Amid three hours of screaming about George Clooney, the illegal immigrants responsible for cleaning ...

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 ...