People addicted to drugs or alcohol are stigmatized in our society, which can impede their recovery. We cannot readily understand how they are thinking and why they are making the unhealthy choices ...

Mar 21, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; TruTV broadcasters Andrew Catalon (right) and Mike Gminski (left) on air in the second half of a men's college basketball game during the second round of the 2014 ...

Kathryn Burgum is co-chair of the Great American Recovery Initiative and White House senior advisor for addiction recovery.

Honesty has proven for years to be the best policy when it comes to recovery Source: Joel de vriend/Unsplash One of the tales I heard when I was young was the story of Peter and the Wolf. If you ...

Every day, drug and alcohol addiction shatters families, destabilizes neighborhoods, derails careers, and steals the lives of countless Americans. This National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery ...

A seasoned therapist releases her powerful new book In the Rooms as a candid, compassionate resource for those navigating the path toward sobriety. In the Rooms draws on nearly twenty-five years of ...

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 ...

Why it matters: Alcohol use disorder affects millions globally, with serious health, social, and emotional consequences. Understanding it is the first step toward recovery. Brain’s role: Research ...

The session explored how long-term use of substances affects thinking, behaviour, and everyday decision-making and why ...