Drug seizures have increased by 200 percent over just the past two years in Punjab.
A Massachusetts man was arrested for drunk driving after he drove his car onto the lawn of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder Bill Wilson’s house in Dorset, Vt., on Christmas Eve.
Brooke Mueller hasn’t given up on rehab after she checked herself in for the 19th time to help beat her Adderall addiction.
A nun in Western New York was charged Monday with stealing more than $100,000 dollars from two parishes. The nun, Sister Mary Ann Rapp, stole the money to facilitate her gambling addiction, prosecutors said.
Britney Spears stepped out of a Los Angeles gym on Thursday looking surprisingly disheveled.
Britney Spears' ex-manager, Sam Lufti, claims she shaved her head to hide evidence of her meth addiction.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced that a new bill is in the works to ban public smoking.
Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger recently revealed that she suffered from bulimia for years.
The long-held belief that using marijuana isn’t physically addictive has proved false, according to research that found quitting marijuana can cause withdrawal symptoms.
Russia has one of the world's highest rates of alcoholism and road accidents caused by booze.
An upcoming episode of Dr. Phil will feature a conversation between the so-called self-help guru and a drunk Dina Lohan, according to what some people are wondering. There hasn't been confirmation as to whether Lohan is intoxicated, but the questions have abounded in the days leading up to the interview, which airs Monday.
Joaquin Phoenix is set to make a career comeback in Paul Thomas Anderson's controversial new film "The Master." The film is believed to be based the rise of Scientology.
Like all bad addictions, I’ve come to realize joy and utility no longer mask the negatives of Apple's intrusion into my life. My wallet, my brain and the people around me have suffered as a result of my dealings with the Cupertino giant. So I’m calling it quits. Apple, this thing of ours? It's over.
Jael Strauss and her family have reached out to Dr. Phil for help with the former "America's Next Top Model" contestant's addiction to methamphetamine. Dr. Phil's interview with Strauss and her family will air on Thursday, but another "America's Next Top Model" contestant said Tyra Banks, the show's host, won't be there to help Strauss.
Returning to a familiar world and characters can be a way for people to replenish the reservoir of will in their psyche, a new study argues.
Last week, Punjab became the tenth of 28 states to ban the sale of gutka after the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India reclassified it as a foodstuff, prohibiting the use of tobacco and nicotine as "ingredients in any food product".
When Gottfrid Svartholm was arrested in Cambodia, it signaled BitTorrent sites that governments around the world will continue to cooperate in the effort to stop online piracy -- something Demonoid, Megaupload.com, the Pirate Bay, and others already know.
Researchers found that almost twice as many users significantly cut back on marijuana following four hour-long phone counseling sessions compared to those who were put on a treatment waiting list.
While rumors have been flying that LeAnn Rimes is currently in rehab dealing with drug addiction and an eating disorder, according to TMZ, the rumors are patently false. The singer did, however check herself into a voluntary treatment center as she is "dealing with a severe inability to cope with anxiety and stress."
Hundreds of girls below the age of 10 each year are forced into marriage in Iran, and the trend is experiencing a dramatic increase. This alarming statistics was accompanied by an official statement from the Iranian parliament's legal affairs committee that Iran will push to legalize marriage for girls of merely 9 years old.
"Teen Mom" might have ended but the drama continues with Farrah Abraham calling Gary Shirley a pig via Twitter after watching him fighting with Amber Portwood on the final episode, Us Weekly reported.
Britain in the early 1980s found itself in dire need of a happy jolt
