Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recovery high school provides unique help for substance use disorder. (Getty Images) Most people in recovery will tell you that ...

This interview accompanies the second podcast in our National Recovery Month series with Mandy Faubel, PhD, LCSW, UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor, and Rebekah Sedlock, DSW, LCSW, UPMC ...

Dan Sweeney has watched family members struggle with substance use and addiction, and is in recovery himself, so he knows that these waters are choppy. Now Sweeney is using his experience to support ...

Nationwide, 70.3 million individuals said they used illicit drugs, and 16.2% of Americans aged 12 and older said they battled a substance use disorder (SUD) in 2022. While education and awareness ...

The topic of the week was scribbled on a whiteboard in the school’s hallway — the science of addiction. One day, students learned about the “disease of addiction.” On another: “how drugs work.” There ...

People from all walks of life can experience struggles with substance use. Whether you’ve found yourself addicted to nicotine, alcohol, legal or illegal drugs, or other substances, recovery is ...

Nearly 50 million people in the United States struggle with substance use disorders, and nearly three in four use more than one substance. People with polysubstance use disorders are more likely than ...

PETERSBURG − "Celebrating Recovery Saving Lives" is a free event set for Sept. 25 at the Petersburg Public Library on West Washington Street. The event will celebrate and support people in their fight ...

Colorado prisons are battling a growing number of inmates struggling with substance use disorder. Back in 2024, the attorney general said some parts of the state can see higher than two-thirds of ...

March 20, 2025 – Today, University of Utah Health announced the opening of a new Substance Use & Pregnancy—Recovery, Addiction, and Dependence (SUPeRAD) Clinic location at the Population Health Center ...