October is Substance Use and Misuse Prevention Month, and today, we met with a Lake Charles family that is turning tragedy into hope.

From a single cigarette to life-altering illnesses that damage lungs, guts and lives, survivors recount their painful journeys as Kenya moves to close loopholes on tobacco and vaping; ...

Opioid misuse doesn’t start with an overdose. It starts with peer pressure, a doctor’s prescription, or as a coping mechanism. But when someone we love starts going to opioids as a solution, what do ...

Many young adults who enjoy staying up late, often called “night owls,” may be at greater risk of becoming addicted to their smartphones and social media. A new study shows that these late sleepers ...

To support and walk along side Daniels and others on their own recovery journey, the Marvetta & Anthony Grimes Family Center was created. The center, founded by Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana in ...

Along some of Aurora’s most trafficked roads, including Iliff and Mississippi avenues and by Interstate 225 ramps, signs ask motorists to “help reduce panhandling,” and suggest that drivers “donate to ...

And it’s not surprising that your first year resulted in a more physically able body in addition to all those top-of-the-world feelings—the hangover-free exhilaration of early sobriety is full of ...

Chronic homelessness is at a record high, but there's a shortage of housing, rehab and mental health treatment. One ambitious program in Utah is finding a way to offer all that plus jobs.

It can be hard to deal with an alcohol addiction, but you can always get better. Alcohol rehab Australia is a safe way to get better, get structure, and start over. If you're starting to look for help ...

At least 15 million people aged 13 to 15 use e-cigarettes globally, with young people on average nine times more likely to vape than adults in countries with data, the World Health Organization said ...

At the end of 17 days of forced psychiatric treatment, Kuuipo Surls-Kane climbed into a taxi waiting outside a Kailua hospital and told the driver to drop her off at the same Sand Island homeless ...

Expanded use of Sublocade, an injection that suppresses opioid cravings for a month, has in particular made it easier for people to stay in recovery, eliminating the need to obtain a new dose every ...