Are you worried about a friend or family member you suspect may be addicted to drugs? Addiction is a disease that affects a person's brain and behavior, leading to an inability to control their use of ...

Having an option to receive social support rather than use drugs is better at reducing relapse than cutting out drugs completely, a new study suggests. Having an option to receive social support ...

This story contains details of addiction. Please reach out to professionals if you or a loved one is struggling. A list of ...

It's time for America to end its black-and-white thinking about addiction and recovery, according to Johns Hopkins professor Hanna Pickard. Traditional approaches in the U.S.—framing addiction as ...

An initiative through the state has free resources that are used to help spread the love during the holiday season.

Elevate Point, a recently opened outpatient addiction treatment center in Dumbo, Brooklyn, is already making an impact by providing high-quality, personalized drug and alcohol recovery services to ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Last summer, I learned that I needed major oral surgery, including having some teeth removed, bone grafts and ...

Star City Recovery, a drug and alcohol residential treatment center in Los Angeles, has begun art therapy classes. In these classes, clients will be guided by experienced art therapists towards ...

South Florida has always been a unique place to live. Known for its beautiful landscape and endless places for activities, ...

The addiction recovery program in Gardner, Mass., is part animal sanctuary, part therapy center. The men who stay there get assigned to care for one of dozens of animals — from chickens, pigs, goats ...

A leading addiction recovery advocacy group this week pressed state leaders to respond with more urgency to Oregon’s addiction crisis, calling for a long list of new policies, including directing ...