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 ...

When the Trump administration cut more than $11 billion in COVID-era funds to states in late March, addiction recovery programs suffered swift losses. An Indiana organization that employs people in ...

Armstrong Outreach Recovery, led by pastors David and Alli Allen of New Covenant Church, recently opened its doors to a ...

Recent years have seen a steady stream of criticism of the Alcoholics Anonymous 12-step program of recovery from addiction. This criticism—primarily from individuals who reject the ideas contained ...

Dingle and colleagues explored the influence of addiction and addiction treatment on identity. They interviewed 21 people in a treatment community and found two distinct pathways, from pre-addiction ...

This story was produced as part of ThreeSixty Journalism’s Multimedia Storytelling Institute for high school students in partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, which financially ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. Comedian Margaret Cho has spoken candidly for years about her experiences with drug and alcohol addiction — both on ...

Bernalillo County unveiled a gleaming new support center on Friday for people in recovery located in the heart of an Albuquerque neighborhood known for addiction and homelessness. The new $6 million ...

Melissa Mikkonen is a program manager at Blue Cross and Blue Shield. She aims to provide easy and accessible addiction recovery care. “It's on us to not only have good, solid programs, but to make ...

Hampton is a person in long-term recovery, an author, and a national recovery advocate. The fluorescent lights of the detox unit hummed, a sterile counterpoint to the chaos that had been my life just ...

Addiction science is increasingly looking beyond clinics to technologies we already wear on our wrists. A recent trial suggests that wearables, better known for counting steps or tracking sleep, may ...

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — A new addiction recovery center will soon have its grand opening in Lancaster County. Blueprints for Addiction Recovery, Inc., which is a behavioral health provider, recently ...