ADDICTION

The "Quit The Denial" campaign, with its hilarious and witty ads, is aiming to get social smokers to quit smoking before they become daily smokers.

Scientists using a laser were able to turn certain nerve cells in the prefrontal cortex on and off and control a rat's cocaine-seeking habit.

Authorities in the Indian states of Bihar and Maharashtra imposed restrictions on the sale of a cough syrup.

A 29-year-old Californian tattoo artist, Michelle, is addicted to human blood on TLC's "My Strange Addiction."

Punjab not only serves as major hub of drug smuggling, but many local residents have become users.

Former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop died in New Hampshire Monday at the age of 96. Dr. Koop used his office to raise AIDS awareness in America in the early days of the plague when few spoke out and as a platform for to combat smoking.

The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Hope House in Clapham, south London Tuesday, her first time showing her baby bump in public for the year.

It’s been more than half a century since Adolf Hitler reportedly committed suicide in a Berlin bunker, but historians are still discovering more about the man who plunged the globe into World War II.

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.