Just under 50 per cent of Maori women smoke, compared to 20 per cent for the whole population aged 15 to 64.

Tragedies like Brittany Murphy's death suggest the celebrity habit of prescription pill-popping is spreading.

A former sports star embezzled $450,000 then gambled it away.

An American woman confesses to being an "abortion addict" after terminating 15 pregnancies in 17 years.

Mental health professionals say use of the synthetic opioid Tramadol has risen sharply in Gaza since Israel's three-week Operation Cast Lead offensive.

The Govt is looking at banning other everyday products that are ingredients for the drug P, having taken many cold and flu tablets off shop shelves.

Makeover queen Trinny Woodall has revealed her twin addictions imposed on her life and her friends.