From pot to Ecstasy and more, artists reference drugs in their songs, but does this make drug use more acceptable to listeners?

How one teen helped her mom get clean by giving her a photo wake-up call.

A high percentage of parents agree that the tourism and alcohol industries should stop promoting dangerous drinking to kids during this rite-of-passage holiday.

Recovery can be threatened by death, illness or other stressors. How can you be on guard before trouble comes calling?

A new study looks at the science behind blackouts related to binge drinking and just how they affect the brain.

Heroes 6K Races scheduled in Louisville, Colo.; Nashville, Tenn.; and Palm Springs, Calif., to raise awareness of recovery movement and celebrate everyday heroes.

More widespread knowledge about mental health issues is a good thing, but all that information may be unknowingly stigmatizing soldiers and others.

We can all play a role in addiction – but we can also play a role in recovery by getting healthy and letting go of codependent habits.

A new study shows that methamphetamine may cause more lasting issues than crack cocaine for babies whose mothers used during pregnancy.

When doping meets sports, we talk about careers and policies instead of substance abuse, but many of the patterns are the same.

America’s drug problem doesn’t just center around illegal substances anymore. A growing new breed of addicts is turning to the medicine cabinet to get high.

Street drugs don’t come with a guarantee, and those manufacturing them have plenty of incentive to cut their expensive illegal substances with cheaper ingredients – despite the health risks these fillers may pose.

A new rash of hospitalizations has another state on the alert for this trendy but dangerous drug.

Survivors of the Ohio school shooting – and incidents like it – are at risk for suffering from PTSD, trauma, depression or anxiety, but treatment is available.

A new study shows adopted children are twice as likely to abuse drugs if their biological parents did, suggesting a clear link to genetics.

The Navajo Nation is taking the retailer to court, claiming copyright infringement and the derogatory naming of a flask that could perpetuate a negative stereotype.

Good friend Dan Akroyd spoke out to mark the occasion, talking about the comic’s attempts to stay clean and suggesting that being a pothead could have saved him.

The micro-blogging site bans content that promotes or encourages self-harm.

A reality show producer dies of an apparent drug overdose, causing us to ask yet again, “Does the entertainment industry makes substance abuse more likely?”

From energy drinks to computer cleaner and pill parties, kids today are finding frightening new ways to get high.