On a Saturday evening in June, people of this rural region gathered at the historic Lee Theatre to celebrate the founding of ...

The drug helped Ms. Massarone, who had also battled obesity, lose 17 pounds. Critically, it also allowed her to overcome drug ...

Over 29.3 million Americans consider themselves in recovery from drug addiction. Some return to drugs, but some recover long-term. Once people hit five years in recovery, then, according to the NIAAA, ...

With the start of the NFL season Thursday night comes an uptick in sports betting. But officials are warning that gambling addiction is a real problem. An estimated 2.5 million people in the U.S. have ...

Jurors will have to decide whether the Angels knew or should have known that an employee was providing Skaggs with illicit drugs.

A local behavioral health agency is on the front lines fighting to end the opioid crisis, with counselors working to save one life at a time. One of their social workers is sharing her own personal ...

You’d think a Navy SEAL could handle anything — but nothing prepared him for detox. Six days of agony, reflection, and brutal honesty forced him to face what he’d been avoiding. This is the story of ...

WE WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW ON FRIDAY IT WAS A DIFFERENT CHANGE OF EVENTS. RIGHT. SO NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC TODAY. NOT EVEN ...

By learning the lessons of previous successes, increasing access to treatment, supporting those in recovery, and ...

The Portsmouth Planning Commission at its Oct. 7 meeting voted to deny a request from Urban Life Substance Abuse and Outpatient Services to operate a substance abuse treatment home at 21 Royal St.

Helping Up Mission's CEO says innovative partnerships, like one with local hospitals, can make a difference in Baltimore's ...

It’s been nearly a year since Californians overwhelmingly approved Proposition 36, a tough-on-crime measure providing what backers called “mass treatment” for those facing certain drug charges.