Substance Abuse and Addiction News & Features
- Conquering Meth Addiction: Carren Clem's Story
How one young woman fought her way back from meth addiction to become a mom and help at-risk teens.
- When You Don't Drink But Your Friends Do
Tips on how to stay sober in social situations where other people are drinking.
- The Truth About Toxicology Tests
WebMD sheds light on toxicology tests: What they include, why they take so long, and why they're never perfect.
- When Too Much Shopping Becomes a Problem
Are you a compulsive shopper? Here's why you do it -- and how to stop.
- Do Celebrity Rehabs Work?
While some celebrity rehabs are just super-fancy spas, others really focus on substance abuse.
- When Technology Addiction Takes Over Your Life
Are you a tangled mess of BlackBerrys, emails, PDAs, iPhones, laptops, and cell phones? Here’s how to untangle your life and find healthy balance.
- Rehab's Role in Treating Addiction
Experts explain the treatment of drug and alcohol problems at rehab clinics -- for celebrities and for regular folks.
- Rx Drug Abuse: Common and Dangerous
Experts explain how teens and adults alike are vulnerable to prescription drug abuse for medications ranging from Oxycontin to Ritalin.
- Can Baseball Become an Addiction?
Experts explore the fine line between being a dedicated sports fan and addictive behavior.
- Meth 101
Methamphetamine use has taken off in the U.S., but what makes it such a hot commodity?
- Buyer, Be Aware
How to recognize and get help to keep compulsive shopping under control before it causes problems in your family and finances.
- Gambling Wave Sets Stage for Addiction
Glamorization of gambling may create a new generation of addicts.
- New Prescriptions for Addiction Treatment
New prescriptions are making it easier to kick old drug addiction habits and stay clean.
- Addiction: Life in a Bottle
Whether it’s alcohol, tobacco, or drugs, addiction’s grasp can be hard to shake -- but it’s possible, and it’s worth it.
- Let It Go: Taming Soft Addictions
Downtime is America's favorite pastime, but could you really be suffering from a soft addiction?
- Internet to Sex: Defining Addiction
Addiction is used to describe everything from the Internet to shopping to sex. So how do you tell when something really becomes an addiction?
- Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Mental health problems are frequently complicated by substance abuse, putting patients in need of special care.
- Hooked Online
The Internet brings people together from all over the world. But when users become obsessed, their lives can fall apart.
- Internet Addict?
At what point does Internet surfing become so compulsive that psychologists would call it an addiction?
- Gambling With Your Health
Greater access to gambling can increase addiction.
- When Alcohol Becomes a Problem
Alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) are probably the most common mental disorders in the United States: Nearly one person in seven suffers from an AUD at some time in his or her life.