substance abuse

Health Megan Thielking

With the help of ketamine, researchers rewrite memories in a bid to curb harmful drinking

STAT + Boston Globe Investigation David Armstrong — STAT and Evan Allen — Boston Globe

Targeted by an addiction treatment center, union workers feel trapped as their benefits are drained

Quick Take Megan Thielking

Women are fast catching up to men in alcohol consumption — and abuse

Health Eric Boodman

Poison control centers are getting a surge of calls about ‘natural’ painkiller kratom

First Opinion Seth Mnookin

‘You are a coward’: Hate and misperceptions about substance abuse are broader than I thought

First Opinion Sarah E. Wakeman and Eric M. Weil

Hospital’s new opioid policy addresses gap highlighted by ex-addict’s harrowing odyssey

First Opinion Seth Mnookin

I told my doctors my drug history. Yet they gave me opioids without counseling

Health Tracy Jan — Boston Globe

Representative challenges insurance companies over mental health denials