Mark Lundholm and Kurt Matthews, aka The Addicts, have built comedy careers by making their respective recovery processes not only relatable, but funny. No, it wasn’t funny when Matthews got in a ...

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Billy Bob Thornton opened up about his time doing 'a lot of psychedelics' in his early 20s when he was a drug addict, as he ...

Recently, I came upon a post on the popular Ask Reddit page from user Remarkable_Put_9005 asking people, "What addiction is being seriously underestimated these days?" There were so many great answers ...

Brad Bishop was heartbroken when he lost his 32-year-old brother, Travis, to fentanyl not quite two years ago. Travis had been struggling with drugs for some time. In his grief, Brad was determined to ...

The Princess of Wales reflected on her visit to a prison last month and how her campaign for early childhood connects to addiction Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE.

1."Gambling. It’s everywhere. Every other commercial is about sports betting, and there’s a little disclaimer they throw at the end that’s barely audible. It's rampant, and casinos are being built ...