Addiction took over my life. Here’s how I beat it to end up on top of the world

After a mental health crisis robbed him of his career and relationships, Charlie Bicknell began a journey to recovery across ...

I was a straight-A student, but drug addiction took over my life

It was at the summit of Julianatop, the highest point in Suriname (in the Amazon), that the tears finally came. I wasn’t ...

I was a heroin addict for a decade after trying at 13, I even took it when pregnant – now I look like a different person

SHE now rakes in a whopping £13,000 a month thanks to TikTok. But just a few years ago, Shannon Ashley’s life was looking ...

Why this ‘natural’ product is called ‘gas station heroin’

Like Butterfield, the 41-year-old West Valley City mom became addicted to kratom, an herbal supplement that has been called “gas station heroin” because over time — sometimes not much time — it can ...