The writer Anne Lamott put her firsthand knowledge of addiction to good use in her best-selling novel, showing how substance abuse spirals out of control.

You’ve completed treatment. Now the real work starts. How can you stay clean and learn to not just survive but thrive in your recovery?

The pressure cooker that is most reality TV sets can be dangerous to anyone with an addiction background or mental health issues.

The Academy Award-winning actor Nic Cage was arrested recently in New Orleans for domestic violence, disturbing the peace and public drunkenness. What role did alcohol play?

A new company is trying to put a stop to the billion-dollar business of dangerous fake pain meds.

Staying clean isn’t just about avoiding cravings, it’s about overcoming the thoughts and emotions that put you at risk for addiction in the first place.

It can be confusing, isolating and upsetting for kids when those who are supposed to protect them are unable to protect themselves from the disease of substance abuse.

Clean for nine months, Erik Ainge is speaking out about his drug abuse and bipolar disorder as a way to help others and bring attention to co-occurring disorders.

Avoiding these popular pitfalls can keep you from falling back into addiction.

Another actor heads to rehab before a public meltdown and without admitting to any sort of substance abuse issue.

A remake of the classic comedy Arthur may have people laughing, but the laughs may be at the expense of the serious topic of addiction.

Much more than just a buzzword, this holistic approach to substance abuse treatment addresses the addiction and any underlying mental health issues.

Whoopi Goldberg admits she was smoking pot before her Academy Award win.

Liquor has the dubious distinction of being the most dangerous drug, according to a new study.

The Las Vegas official in charge of prosecuting stars like Paris Hilton and Bruno Mars now faces charges of his own.

A new film explores the idea of a magic pill that can improve brainpower and improve your life, a premise that sounds familiar to addiction professionals.

If that online pharmacy deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.

Can prescription tracking program help curb the abuse of prescription painkillers? The makers of OxyContin hope so.

How far would you go for fame? Would you fake an addiction in order to get media attention? White House party-crasher Michaele Salahi may have done just that.

Disordered eating is more common among teens than we thought, according to a new study.