Drug-taking, for many people, conjures up the image of a filthy, emaciated person passed out in a seedy alleyway.

Joe Gerstein tells Denis Campbell why he rejects the myth that alcoholism is a 'disease' to be endured rather than cured.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson was sentenced to one day in jail and three years' probation on Monday for cocaine possession and driving under the influence of alcohol. Tyson (41) pleaded guilty in September to a single felony count of cocaine possession,