I had cancer. My treatment was eye-opening about addiction
I've had two different types of cancer in two years and in both instances, I was screened, diagnosed early, and ushered into care.
Woman checking late fiancé's phone pictures makes "beautiful" discovery
"I went through his phone again recently and zoomed in on a picture he took the day he died," Juls Budau told Newsweek.
I overcame my alcohol addiction by learning two lessons
Alcoholism does not care if we are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, uncles and aunts.
Scientists reveal why women are more easily addicted to cigarettes
The discovery could help develop new strategies to help women quit smoking while determining who might be most susceptible to addiction.
Joe Rogan's "genuine fear" could become reality
"My concern is that... there's a raging waterfall that's powering this whole thing that you cannot fight against," Rogan said on his podcast.
I buried my two sons in 15 months. I implore parents to be prepared
I heard the police laughing and one saying: "Hey, haven't we been here before?"
I thought I could control my drinking. I had a big wake up call
I started to lose faith in myself and my sense of control. It felt like I was constantly failing.
In Wendy Williams I saw my father's shattering diagnosis
Part of me felt crushed that I had not been able to save him from the consequences of the disease of alcoholism.
Woman sold by parents for drugs as newborn remembers rescuer—"hero forever"
"I was sold for drugs by my own parents," Kat Lively told Newsweek, amid amped up efforts to tackle combat trafficking.
Deadly drug tianeptine "significant risk" in US
The warning comes as a shipment of the "deadly" and "addictive" drug was recently seized in Cincinnati.
Hunter Biden's defense faces new "devastating" blow, legal analyst warns
Hunter Biden is facing three federal gun charges for lying about his drug use on a federal form to buy a handgun in October 2018.
Zombie drug rumored to contain human bones killing a dozen every week
The new drug, kush, "contains a mixture of chemicals including tramadol, cannabis, fentanyl and sometimes formaldehyde," expert Ian Hamilton told Newsweek.
America's three biggest addictions
In a new report from Go Smoke Free, the United States came in at number five for most addictive personalities.
America's homeless veteran problem is getting worse
Homelessness in the U.S. increased 12 percent between 2022 and 2023, including an uptick of over 7 percent among veterans.
"It's so Messed Up"—Woman Put On Adderall Aged 7 Beats 28-Year Addiction
Like many American children, Ricki Friedman was put on the prescription drug at a young age. She tells Newsweek of the devastating consequences—and recovery.
I was hooked on opioids for years. A turning point changed my life
I tried OxyContin for the first time when I was 14 with my friends, and we didn't fully understand what we were using
I was stuck in the "Alcohol Matrix"
I woke up to three police officers, guns drawn, ready to take me to jail.
These states have the highest rates of illicit drug use
A new study has revealed the states with the highest rates of illicit drug use, as reported by residents themselves.
Dad came home drunk with a shotgun. I hid my brothers
I'll never forget my dad's face in that pivotal moment, which seemed like an eternity.
I'm a sex and porn addict. My boss told my wife
My addiction caused a lot of damage and pain—but also led to the best thing that ever happened to me.
I took my first pill at 13
I was trading my body for money to buy drugs, and to doctors for free prescriptions.
I inhaled drugs for 10 years. One bleak moment turned my life around
Under a blue tarp in front of that theater, everything changed.
I put whiskey in my morning coffee. It was just the start
At 27, I discovered what cocaine can do. I would wake up and snort it on the car ride to work, all day at work, and all evening.
I thought my husband was clean. How it ended broke my heart
Maybe he was too exhausted to fight with himself.
Scientists discover path to treating pain without addictive opioids
Scientists are rushing to discover alternative pain treatments as the opioids epidemic in the U.S. continues to be deadly.
Marjorie Taylor Greene frustrated with Hunter Biden indictment
House Republicans opened an impeachment inquiry earlier this week into Joe Biden for purported business dealings involving his son in other countries.
I was drinking a liter of whiskey a day
I am an addict. I can't stop using mind-altering substances when I have them, and when I don't have them, I obsess over them.
I was snorting crystal meth before going to the office
All the anxiety I had, it somehow just went away. I finally felt like I'd found something that would fix me.
I drank alcohol every day—quitting made me see the damage
The problem with mommy wine culture is that it's perpetuated by us.
I didn't realize what vaping was doing to me until I quit
It got to the point where I felt just as bad as I did when I was smoking cigarettes.