My husband is a recovering heroin addict. He’s been clean for two years, but I still feel we shouldn’t keep cash in the house or give him unsupervised access to a bank account. He agrees with these ...

The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on covering mental and behavioral health issues. It is funded by Ballmer Group, a national organization focused on economic mobility for ...

The graying of America is being reflected in the nation’s drug crisis. Even as overdose deaths drop, millions of aging former drug users are living with long-term health challenges exacerbated by ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Drug addiction continues to plague Memphis and the Mid-South. For years, the monster of drug addiction consumed Ben Owen. “I finally hit rock bottom in 2019. My wife and I were ...

In his new book, What Is It Like to Be an Addict? Owen Flanagan writes from his perspective as a philosopher who is also a recovering addict. Courting some controversy, Flanagan argues that addicts ...

'Drugs took over my life … until I chose recovery' Growing up in North Madras, I saw boys smoking at every street corner. I was told it was wrong, but I was curious, impulsive, and one day, I gave in.