The outrageous Rob Ford drama that unfurled last week at Toronto City Hall has turned a spotlight on substance abuse and addiction treatment. After the mayor admitted to smoking crack and driving ...

“When you do crack cocaine, it hits your nerves and your muscles, and now I can’t walk. I use a scooter,” Hall said. “It’s a bad drug.” Volunteer Deb Hall, who overcame drug addiction herself, packs ...

Above Tony Schaefer’s desk is a graphic reminder of what his life used to be like — at rock bottom, struggling with his own demons of addiction. The art work shows a man injecting himself with drugs ...

In this episode of Mental Health Monthly, hosts Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle sit down with Tim Gibbons, a retired Chicago Fire Department battalion chief, to explore his remarkable 40-year journey in ...

Vidya Nair is the clinical director of Casa Flores, a Hanley Foundation program that helps moms rich and poor beat addiction ...

Three decades ago, Gordon Lownds was living the entrepreneurial dream as a successful co-founder of the burgeoning Sleep Country business. At the same time, his personal life was a nightmare. While ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith said Friday he was "ashamed and humiliated" by an arrest on drug charges and that he will fight to overcome his addiction.

Bradley Wiggins revealed that his son feared he may find him dead after the British cycling legend turned into a “functioning cocaine addict” following his retirement. Wiggins, who won the 2012 Tour ...