A local program suggests the answer to breaking the stigma over addiction recovery and mental illness may be just to go fishing.

Alcohol addiction is a complex but treatable condition, and there are more treatment options available now than ever before. According to the national survey on drug use and health, in 2023, about ...

It’s a widespread problem, not often in the spotlight: an elder who is dependent on drinking or drugs. The sad downward spiral of those aging parents who already face age-related health problems is ...

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Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) report that the gene, CHRNA3, acts as a key regulator of alcohol sensitivity. Published in ...

He made something good from it!

WALKING into his fourth pharmacy of the day for yet another box of codeine, Lloyd James Green wasn’t worried about staff recognising him. Wearing a disguise, he was able to trick different pharmacies ...