Actor Charlie Sheen reflects on his recovery journey, explaining how he overcame his reliance on drugs and alcohol to maintain sobriety for nearly eight years.

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Cameron Whitcomb tells PEOPLE that his debut album, 'The Hard Way,' is an exploration of truths, both comforting and the opposite, that he has had to face head-on while simultaneously navigating ...

BERLIN (AP) — Seeking redemption, one man whose gambling addiction landed him in prison is taking on the sports betting industry in Germany. Thomas Melchior is doing it by holding a sign saying “lost ...

Gambling Addiction, Beyond Borders” is a three-part series that explores the public health movement to address gambling in Massachusetts and the United States, as well as what can be learned from ...

Academic and author Tom Bellamy, author of the book Smitten, explains how to recognize the signs of limerence, a romantic obsession characterized by extreme emotional highs and lows.

“I am more at peace with myself than I’ve ever been in my entire life. I am healthier than I’ve ever been in my entire life,” he said, appearing via Zoom video, during a conversation with NPR’s Brian ...

Phones are useful on the go, but distracting when you're at home. Here's how to automatically make them less interesting.

When Kyra Kearse first visited a pharmacy to pick up free boxes of the overdose reversal drug naloxone, she had a flashback to herself five years earlier, when she was buying drugs and living on the ...

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You may feel trapped in a job or relationship where you feel miserable but don't see a way out. Here are some suggestions for breaking out and moving forward.