Being a functioning addict hinges on heroin use staying hush-hush, so we agreed to change the names of those willing to open up. 'All smiles and happiness at work' Loving and successful parents, good ...

Sadly, politics are not the only arena for scandals, corruption and greed. The addiction treatment field is an arena that we would hope to associate with a caring culture. It has been common knowledge ...

A man who was a former functioning cocaine addict - like Olympic cyclist Bradley Wiggins - says it left him homeless, alone and £10k in debt. Dan Robinson, 31, was an aspiring rugby player with a ...

A clinical psychologist termed Tyler Skaggs a "high-functioning" addict in the years prior to his 2019 overdose death, tracing a pattern of use that preceded the Los Angeles Angels pitcher’s fatal ...

There’s a popular misconception that people choose one drug, one compulsion, one vice and stick with it for life, or at least until they find their way into recovery. More commonly, people find what ...

It’s easy to believe addiction always looks like rock bottom. The person losing everything. The mugshot, the shaking hands, the long spiral down. But some people who are battling addictions don’t look ...