Olly Bastiani is lead author of the Children of the 90s study, which has tracked people since birth. He said as people in the ...

September is National Recovery Month, a time to draw attention to the nationwide crisis of drug and alcohol abuse and ...

There’s a renewed push to legalize overdose prevention centers  on Beacon Hill, with advocates touting supervised drug use as ...

Ex-Rep. Patrick Kennedy talks of Congress' secret recovery meetings. Nov. 20, 2013 — -- When Rep. Trey Radel pleaded guilty today to cocaine possession and promised to enter rehab, he joined the ...

When someone is disconnected from family, community or opportunity, they’re more vulnerable to despair. They may seek escape ...

Jordan Clay battled addiction for eight years and was homeless for five of them. After she wound up in jail last year, the 38-year-old single mom knew it was time for a change if she wanted to get her ...

A medication offered to heroin abusers at the Albany County jail was shown to help prevent addicts from returning to illegal drug use, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England ...

AT RISK TO LOSE IT ALL. FROM THE GRIDIRON. TO THE HARDWOOD TO THE DIAMOND. SPORTS ARE A PART OF AMERICAN CULTURE. PART OF THE CULTURE IS OFTEN CENTERED ON MAKING EASY MONEY THROUGH GAMBLING. THOSE OFF ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Coronavirus isolation is making it harder for people battling alcoholism and drug abuse. Myrover-Reese Fellowship Home is a group in Fayetteville that's spent nearly six ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

UPPER DARBY, Pa. (WPVI) -- Leaders in Upper Darby, Delaware County are coming together with a new program to help drug addicts. It's called Change is Possible. Under the problem, anyone addicted to ...