The recent flurry of gosh-how-shocking stories about female consumption of pornography is emblematic.

A 14-month-old girl has died at the hands of her mother, who was seeking help for substance abuse.

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain died nearly 20 years ago. But the legend of the tragic rocker lives on - his life of triumph, conflict and addiction is the centre of a comic novel.

Have we reached a point where our best-known sports and TV personalities can no longer step out for night on the town without being targeted by celeb-baiting yobs?

Previous drug surveys exaggerated, claims professor who selected subjects carefully

A restaurant manager created an elaborate scheme so he could steal nearly $140,000 from his employer to feed his gambling addiction.

Roll-your-own cigarettes may be more addictive than factory-mades, a study has suggested.

Drivers caught at more than twice the legal alcohol limit should have to undergo mandatory assessments for alcohol abuse, the Automobile Association says.

New Zealand needs to overhaul laws governing the compulsory treatment of severe alcoholics and drug addicts, says the Law Commission.

Much of Hoffman's writing is rich in symbolism and fantasy, and her latest novel, The Story Sisters, is no exception.

The War on Drugs makes the Afghan campaign seem like a blitzkrieg akin to 1967 when Israel cleaned up Egypt, Syria and Jordan in six days and rested on the seventh.

A neurosurgeon charged over the cocaine-related deaths of two escorts has been refused bail.