When it comes to drug and alcohol addiction, it can take several attempts for a person in recovery to achieve long-term sobriety. So when comedian Joe Huisman — a former addict himself — Comedian Ben ...

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Patrick Saverino Jr. was a popular kid who grew up to be a charismatic young man who could light up the room with his heart ...

G RAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A West Michigan food truck is serving up tacos, burgers and frank discussions about addiction ...

The testimonials of area residents in long-term recovery from substance use will inspire crowd members in early recovery and ...

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 ...

TOOELE — Alyssa Young never thought she'd ever see her 33rd birthday. Her life was "spiraling out of control for 12 years," she said, and she wasn't sure how long she could last. When she was 21, a ...

You're reading Part 5 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

Former UGA assistant football coach Scott Cochran had kept his yearslong addiction to painkillers a secret. Then one April day in 2020, his wife, Cissy, found him lying unconscious. “She found me dead ...