Prescription drug addiction is an escalating crisis that disproportionately affects women, leading to severe health consequences and devastating impacts on their lives. This issue — often overshadowed ...

Drug addiction is a serious issue affecting millions of people worldwide, and women are not immune to this epidemic. Despite the widespread recognition of the problem, many women go to great lengths ...

Although women are still widely underrepresented in studies on addiction, we are gradually moving towards a culture that not only acknowledges their legitimate struggles with alcoholism, sex and love ...

Maynard is part of an increasing cohort of women who have been drinking (or abusing) alcohol more than women did only a few decades ago, and in patterns increasingly similar to men's. Health officials ...

To those who are homeless, in addiction, or recovery, a day service here offers some respite from chaotic lives. No questions ...

Many people see addiction to pornography as only an issue men face. However, women also suffer from this addiction — and it’s the main reason why Rachael Killackey started an organization called ...

They were the first generation of Americans to grow up with ultra-processed foods all around them—products typically loaded with extra fat, salt, sugar and flavorings. They were children and young ...

Christina Cook hosts the podcast "The Broke Girl Society." For PS's Radical Honesty issue, she discusses overcoming gambling addiction. Read more radically honest stories here. I started gambling when ...

"Melissa Etheridge: I'm Not Broken," a docuseries exploring incarceration and addiction, is coming to Paramount+. Photo courtesy of Paramount+ April 4 (UPI) --Grammy-winning singer Melissa Etheridge ...

A newly discovered feedback loop involving estrogen may explain why women might become dependent on nicotine more quickly and with less nicotine exposure than men. The research could lead to new ...

April 4 (UPI) --Grammy-winning singer Melissa Etheridge will shine a spotlight on female prisoners and addiction issues in a new docuseries. Paramount+ announced the two-part docuseries Melissa ...