All news on the topic: Drug addiction

Fifteen years on from Michael Jackson's death, the Jackson family's lawyer has revealed that the pop icon's father Joe confessed his fear that his son was going to overdose in the month before his great comeback

The "zombie drug" known as Spice, which once ran wild through the homeless communities of Britain's cities and towns, is feared to be seeping back into the nation as experts warn of a comeback

Users are hooked on a drug more potent and perilous than deadly fentanyl, and harder to treat than opioids – xylazine, or Tranq. Now experts in the USA are warning Britain to brace for a new wave

The drug, iraglutide called Saxenda on the NHS, was found to have similar effect when treating drug addicts, reduced drug cravings and was more effective than a period in rehab for drug users

Cough syrup codeine linctus will now only be available to patients with a prescription after reclassification by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Robbie Williams and Ayda Field have one of the strongest marriages in showbiz but the singer once ended their relationship in a tearful phone call on the way to rehab. Thankfully Robbie overcame his drug addiction and the rest is history

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The mother of a ten-year-old girl who was killed by a driver high on cocaine has been left fuming by a new pilot scheme aimed at reforming the behaviour of convicts

Chandler actor Matthew Perry’s tragic passing has shocked the world - and it is reported that law enforcement officers found a number of medications in the Friends star's home after he is feared to have drowned in a hot tub or jacuzzi

A group including over 60 parents of children who allegedly obtained illegal drugs through Snapchat have filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc., the messaging app's parent company

London-born Naomi has opened up about her battle with cocaine and alcohol ­addiction early in her career for the new candid documentary called The Super Models

Baby Nicholas Dominici died at the Bronx day care and nursery owner Grei Mendez has been charged - but the NYPD are trying to find her husband who was seen to flee the nursery

British national Simon Atkin, 68, and Rosemary Thornton, originally from Australia, lived together on Sanur Beach near Denpasar in Bali for 10 years, before tragedy struck and he was found dead on the floor of his villa