Dr. Drew says addicts must ‘surrender’ rather than ‘reset,’ calls New Year’s resolutions ‘a recipe for a letdown’

Dr. Drew says addicts must ‘surrender’ rather than ‘reset,’ calls New Year’s resolutions ‘a recipe for a letdown’

As Americans look for a fresh start in 2026, Dr. Drew Pinsky says the country’s approach to addiction is drifting further from what actually works. Every January, many Americans look to reset their lives with enough discipline and a plan. For people who repeatedly promise themselves this will be the year they quit whatever they might be … Read more

Exclusive | I tried The Tea app and saw its dating dysfunction, porn addicts, STIs and cheats galore firsthand

Exclusive | I tried The Tea app and saw its dating dysfunction, porn addicts, STIs and cheats galore firsthand

On Tuesday, I published a column about a toxic app called The Tea that allows women to anonymously defame their dates without recourse. One must apply and prove their identity to get onto the females-only app. Despite being promised my application would be processed in mere “hours,” I spent weeks waiting. Then suddenly, mere hours after dropping … Read more

Exclusive | Revolutionary NYC program for addicts has fatal overdoses plummeting

Exclusive | Revolutionary NYC program for addicts has fatal overdoses plummeting

Opioid overdose deaths have plummeted for addicts in a revolutionary treatment program on Staten Island, a new study shows — as officials look to expand it to help save more lives. There were two fatal overdoses among 612 people participating in the “Hotspotting” program compared to 14 deaths for 1,089 addicts not engaged, according to … Read more

Skincare addicts are slathering their faces in beef fat for glowing skin — but dermatologists are dubious

Skincare addicts are slathering their faces in beef fat for glowing skin — but dermatologists are dubious

Is it a skincare hack or hack skincare? Tallow — rendered bovine fat — is hailed as a holy grail moisturizer and cure-all for any condition plaguing the skin. Dermatologists, however, are not so keen on the product. “I give it a thumbs down from the scientific and dermatologic perspective,” Dr. Zakia Rahman, a clinical professor … Read more

‘Monkey dust’ drug unleashes ‘zombie’-like addicts in small town: ‘Like they have superpowers’

‘Monkey dust’ drug unleashes ‘zombie’-like addicts in small town: ‘Like they have superpowers’

Reports of “monkey dust” coming in from former industrial towns across the UK have residents terrified. Drug-crazed addicts eating shards of glass. People jumping off tall buildings. Super-human “Hulks” overpowering police. These are allegedly the results of people high on “monkey dust,” a synthetic drug with effects similar to amphetamines that have become a scourge … Read more

Which Cabo? An insider’s guide to Baja for East End addicts

Which Cabo? An insider’s guide to Baja for East End addicts

Easy, breezy Baja California is where Los Angelenos go to play. But for New Yorkers, getting there was hardly hassle-free. That is until JetBlue added its daily year-round flight from JFK to Los Cabos International Airport two years ago. Since then, tristaters make up 5% of the famed peninsula’s visitors, up from fewer than 1% … Read more

City kids seeking therapy after unending exposure to vagrants and addicts

City kids seeking therapy after unending exposure to vagrants and addicts

New York City school kids are losing their minds over the zonked-out drug addicts and raving vagrants they encounter every day – and are flocking to therapists to find ways to cope with the stress, The Post has learned. In neighborhoods such as Hell’s Kitchen “a lot” of kids are now in therapy, according to … Read more