The World from PRX

addiction

a white bottle of Oxycontin sits on a shelf.
Health & Medicine
How do our brains react to drugs? A former addict turned neuroscientist explains.
The icon for female is behind bars surrounded by a brick wall.
Conflict
There are more women in prison than ever before
A portrait of inmate Carmela Rodriguez Reyes in Mexico.
Conflict
Women filling Mexico’s prisons are the ‘lowest rungs of the drug trade’
women at a prison
Lifestyle
As opioids land more women in prison, Ohio finds alternative treatments
Police
Lifestyle
The number of daily opioid overdoses in South Florida is overwhelming police
Arts, Culture & Media
Carrie Fisher on sobriety
Health & Medicine
Indonesia: Hooked on smoking cigarettes
Health & Medicine
World No Tobacco Day: Does it help people quit smoking?
A Sign of the Times: Underearners Anonymous
Arts, Culture & Media
Are You Addicted to the Internet?
Arts, Culture & Media
Is the Internet a Drug?
‘It’s Not the Addiction that Kills People, It’s the Smoke’
Conflict & Justice
China torn on smoking issue
Health & Medicine
UK considers a new way to end smoking
Global Politics
The Willpower Debate: Why Can’t Obama Quit Smoking?