In his Poetics, describing the reaction to the tragic hero, the Greek philosopher Aristotle noted, "our pity is excited by ...

Authorities revealed that a copy of Vance's 2016 memoir 'Hillbilly Elegy' was sprayed with narcotics and mailed to an inmate ...

BROOKLINE, Mass. — For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a joint with his coffee every morning. He ...

Cannabis use disorder is on the rise, affecting about 3 in 10 people who use marijuana, according to the U.S. Centers for ...

When people who use illegal drugs feel like they have to hide their use, the risk of overdose and death soars.

Their frustration marks a twist in the debate over technology in schools. Much of the discussion around school tech policies ...

Mobile Phone Addiction and Suicidal Behaviors in Adole ...

In an age when the daily average screen time in the U.S. is nearly seven hours, some of Boston’s young adults have begun to ...

A woman gifting her boyfriend a bouquet made of gutka packets went viral, triggering massive backlash. Viewers slammed the act for glorifying a cancer-causing addiction and trivializing public health.

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A new study from Canada finds that blue light before bed might not be as bad for adults as we have been led to believe.