Recovering is one of the bravest things a person can do. Whether it's overcoming addiction, healing from a physical injury or finding strength after heartbreak, recovery is a path that requires ...

As someone who has recently celebrated 16 years of continued recovery, I am asked if there is anything that I wish I could have done differently during my addiction or early on in my recovery. I ...

Addicts in recovery will eventually feel the pain of loss. The drug of choice is no longer a healthy option for coping and a new one must emerge. In addition, all the time devoted to depending on the ...

Americans have a complicated relationship with sobriety. Nearly 90 percent of American adults say they drank alcohol at some time in their lives, with 55 percent saying they had a drink in the past ...

For Jane Turner, it started when she was 10 years old. "I began using food to calm myself and push my emotions away," the 62-year-old author told Mamamia. "I'd steal money and nick down to the shops ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

Addiction is a widespread health issue that will affect about one in five Canadians over their lifetimes. For example, addiction to opioids has led to opioid and overdose crises in many cities, which ...

There was a time in my life when I believed recovery was not possible for someone like me. For years, I lived in a cycle that felt impossible to escape. My days revolved around finding substances, ...

Every day, drug and alcohol addiction shatters families, destabilizes neighborhoods, derails careers, and steals the lives of countless Americans. This National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When people leave prison, or when people are homeless, they may not have many choices on where to go. Commonly, they may end up in environments that encourage substance abuse and ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The disease of addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a crisis that touches families in every community and neighborhood in our Nation. 48.4 million ...