A former meth addict who used it to “take away problems” has detailed her stunning transformation after beating the drug and becoming a social media sensation. Emma Corlett from Auckland, New Zealand, ...

Experts say methamphetamines are the hardest drugs to stop using. Though some are lucky enough to recover and tell their story. NewsChannel 11 introduces you to a recovered meth addict. She's made a ...

Nurses in the Fraser Valley say crystal meth addicts who end up in hospital emergency rooms are often violent and dangerous, raising personal safety concerns. B.C. Nurses' Union spokesperson Linda ...

CRESCO, Iowa -- With his young, athletic build he looks more like your next-door neighbor than a meth addict in treatment. Yet here he is, at the Midwest Mission Bible Training Center in Cresco, Iowa.

Policymakers in California embrace a proven but unorthodox treatment for meth and cocaine addiction: Give people gift cards to stay off the drugs. Bernard Groves has spent five years trying to quit ...

Dear Abby: I am very close to my oldest sister’s three sons, especially “Lucas,” who is 38. He and I have communicated often and have seen each other (we live in different states) over the years. In a ...

When it comes to treating methamphetamine addiction, the use of behavioral incentives is settled science. Offering financial rewards, like gift cards, to people who demonstrate that they’ve reduced or ...

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A Tennessee couple who beat meth addiction are inspiring others, sharing a "before" photo of them in the throes of drug abuse and an "after" photo showing them after getting clean. Brent Walker, 30, ...

I grew up as the son of a traveling evangelist. My mom is truly one of the kindest people you’ll ever meet. Sadly, beneath her elegant facade was a deep fear-driven need to appear as though everything ...

Heroin, or opiate, withdrawal is the gold standard of addiction withdrawal. Imagine the worst flu of your life and then imagine knowing that taking a hit of this stuff will make it all better. Think ...