Heroin is one of the most addictive drugs in the world. It is an opioid that floods the brain with dopamine, a chemical that helps us feel pleasure. This causes a strong feeling of happiness, ...

For most of my career as an internal medicine physician and hospice specialist, I have been in the business of treating pain. Over time, the field has grown more sophisticated, but one truth has ...

First-person stories of drug addiction, hope, healing, and recovery. Addiction is a complex and often misunderstood condition. This gripping special provides raw, unfiltered access to first-person ...

Journalist Shoshana Walter investigates how drug addiction programs exploit vulnerable patients. In her new book, Shoshana Walter interrogates America’s drug treatment system by following four people ...