Like Mayor Rob Ford, most crack users today are employed, white men. Nov. 7, 2013— -- Cheap, easy to produce and packing a euphoric high, crack cocaine experienced a dizzying period of popularity ...

The subject of addiction swirls with myths and misinformation. It doesn’t help that so many people seem to believe that their own struggle with addiction — or a few drop-ins to Alcoholics Anonymous ...

Leaders in substance abuse treatment gathered last week to reflect on the failures of the war on crack cocaine and to lay a course to repair the damage to people still suffering in the system designed ...

“This is crack cocaine seized a few days ago by drug enforcement agents in a park just across the street from the White House. It’s as innocent-looking as candy, but it’s turning our cities into ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - When night falls, street crack marketplaces open for business. The gritty transactions of the drug trade take over in city neighborhoods that hum with legitimate commerce by day.

Glasgow's health board has warned drug users against inhaling crack cocaine following a series of suspected drug incidents. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the drug could be very strong or cut with ...

When diagnosing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), it is important to consider the so-called ‘crack lung syndrome,’ a condition caused by the use of cocaine-derived substances. A thorough ...

Scotland officials are weighing up a smoking ban exception for supervised crack use, it has emerged. The move follows an increase in drug users switching from injecting heroin to smoking crack in ...