Recovery Houses Offer Addicts a Chance, but Heroin Fights Back

Recovery houses offer addicts a chance, but heroin fights back
Even in a recovery house, some people can't resist addiction. Fogle, 21 … In February, District Attorney Tom Kearney said more than 60 people had been arrested, and at that time officials were looking for about 20 to 30 more people, in conjunction … Read more on York Daily Record

Will the CDC's new anti-smoking ads really help smokers quit?
Bill makes smoking seem like a simple lifestyle choice rather than an addiction on par with alcoholism or a cocaine habit. For some, quitting requires herculean efforts far beyond a basic fear of what will happen to them if they don't. In fact, some … Read more on Boston.com

'Justice has been done' say colleagues of murdered street cleaner
Burglar Buckingham, who had a £100-a-day crack cocaine habit, was given a life sentence and must serve at least 27 years behind bars. He denied murder, saying the crime was a 'terrible accident'. After arresting him at his girlfriend's house, police … Read more on Fulham Chronicle