Heroin, or opiate, withdrawal is the gold standard of addiction withdrawal. Imagine the worst flu of your life and then imagine knowing that taking a hit of this stuff will make it all better. Think ...

How long do symptoms of methamphetamine withdrawal typically last? At what point should I worry?—RHODA L. WICKER, FNP, Wabash, Ind. Severity and longevity of withdrawal symptoms vary greatly depending ...

“You try to hold them, and they can’t be touched because their skin is crawling,” White said. “Everything hurts.” Her 25-year-old daughter — whose name The Lund Report is withholding — has withstood ...

Afghanistan is the world’s fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, a report from the United Nations drug agency said Sunday. The country is also a major opium producer and heroin source, even though ...

Mark had been wanting to quit using meth for a while when someone pointed him to the folding table propped up at the skid row site where homeless people stop for showers and laundry. If his urine ...

A new study by UC San Francisco researchers of more than 23 million people concludes that some commonly used and abused drugs pose previously unidentified risks for the development of atrial ...