England's largest-ever study of treatment for heroin and crack cocaine addiction shows that a community-based approach stops or reduces illicit drug use.

Even after accounting for current crack use, a new study finds that women in drug court who are experiencing current major depression are more likely to use crack within four months than other ...

Although crack cocaine is indeed one of the most addictive drugs, Sheen’s statement about social use is true of most people who have tried the drug, if by “social” you mean use that does not ...

Can Marijuana Help Crack Addicts Break Free Of Addiction? Cannabis may help some to wean off of cocaine use, research suggests.

And while the opioid use has increased among all groups, it is among whites where it is greatest. In 2015, more than 15,000 Americans died of opioid overdoses from prescriptions. Most were white.

Easy access to crack cocaine is fueling addiction and leading to a cycle of hardship, mental health issues and homelessness in deprived communities, particularly in the North of England, a new ...

The ongoing saga of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who has admitted to smoking crack cocaine, has raised questions about how addictive the drug really is.

The crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s was met with demonization, mass incarceration and dehumanization of Black crack addicts. The opioid epidemic of today is being met with empathy ...

Cocaine and crack cocaine addiction is an extremely important medical, psychological and social problem that still has no definitive solution.

Hollywood veteran Samuel L. Jackson is recently dopene up about his past use of hardcore drugs, including crack cocaine.

President Biden’s son Hunter Biden is slated to face an historic trial in Delaware on Monday, when prosecutors are expected to dive into the first son’s crack cocaine addiction and his ...