RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) -- In North Carolina alone, 1,956 people died of overdoses in 2016 - an increase from 2015. The Oak City Recovery Run Club is hoping to lower that number - and in the process is ...

Recovery advocates have changed American hearts and minds on addiction for decades. A new survey proves it worked.

The atmosphere inside the Allen House is easygoing as residents circulate freely through the hallways, meet in group sessions, or gather on a large outdoor patio that features a dirt volleyball court ...

When I look back on my journey, I’m reminded of how much can change when you are able to ask for, and receive, help. My name is Dr. Christopher Schenewerk. I am a physician, a father, and a person in ...

Author Jared Klickstein was once one of the thousands of homeless drug addicts living on the streets in Los Angeles. Sick, a criminal and likely heading for overdose and death, Klickstein realized ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For many, the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year. But for others, it can be the most difficult time. The directors of RU Recovery Ministries — an ...

Families of Addicts Founder Lori Erion speaks at the annual Rally 4 Recovery in downtown Dayton. KAITLIN SCHROEDER Families of Addicts Founder Lori Erion speaks at the annual Rally 4 Recovery in ...

MANITOWOC (WLUK) -- Recovery residences, sometimes referred to as sober houses, are designed to support people recovering from a substance abuse disorder and Manitowoc has the most of them per capita ...

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 ...