A Living Hell Beneath Romania’s Capital

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 25, 2014 In a video companion to a written report filed last week, Britain's Channel 4 News takes viewers beneath the streets of post-Communist Bucharest to a world inhabited by hundreds of men, women and children stricken by drug abuse, HIV and tuberculosis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Grim Existence in the Sewers of Eastern Europe

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig May 22, 2014 Beneath Bucharest's ornate architecture, Baroque palaces and tree-lined boulevards lies a decades-old city of suffering made of filth, frigid temperatures, addiction and disease. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Remember That Time Craig Ferguson Stood Up for Britney Spears?

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Apr 29, 2014 On Monday, the host of "The Late Late Show" announced he was "consciously uncoupling" from CBS. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Russell Brand: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Death ‘Inevitable,’ Thanks to Our Drug Laws

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 6, 2014 "Addiction is a mental illness around which there is a great deal of confusion," writes the British comedian Russell Brand in an analysis of the drug-induced death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study Claims Existence of ‘Caffeine Use Disorder’

Staff / Truthdig Jan 31, 2014 A study out of American University is unleashing upon the unsuspecting public yet another type of disorder to acquire -- and this one seems pretty easy to get. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Rule Makes Mental Health Care Available to Millions of Americans

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Nov 9, 2013 Acting on a law passed way back in 2008, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Treasury and Labor made a final ruling that forces many health insurers to treat mental illnesses like physical ones. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Reformulated Drug Sends Users Elsewhere

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 14, 2012 A harder-to-abuse version of OxyContin released two years ago has pushed users to other drugs that mimic the effects of opiates, including heroin. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Addicted to the Afghan War

Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons Mar 7, 2011 Dig deeper

The Big Business of Sex Addiction

Staff / Truthdig Nov 16, 2010 Cast your mind back to a time before sex addiction qualified as a legitimate issue rather than a snarky euphemism (although for some that might still be the case) Hard to remember, what with the Bill Clintons and Tiger Woodses (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jonesin’ for Their Net Fix

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2010 Researchers at the University of Maryland have studied the consequences of 200 American college students unhooking from all media -- cell phones, social media, Internet -- for 24 hours, finding that many suffered symptoms of withdrawal similar to those in drug and alcohol addictions. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Is Tanning Addictive?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 20, 2010 By now, we all ought to be aware that making like Tater Tots and browning ourselves, whether the natural way or on tanning beds, isn't a recipe for optimal health. So why do some people still do it, sometimes to excess? Turns out aesthetics may not fully explain the tanning phenomenon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Wink-Wink, Nudge-Nudge: Karzai’s Alleged Drug Problem

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2010 Peter Galbraith, the former U.N. envoy who claims he was fired for trying to confront the election fraud in Afghanistan, says of Hamid Karzai: “In fact, some of the palace insiders say that he has a certain fondness for some of Afghanistan’s most profitable exports.” (video after the jump) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )