What sets self-direction apart from other mental health treatments? More often than not, mental health and addiction rehab facilities focus on minimizing symptoms. And ultimately, this is the goal, ...

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 ...

The graying of America is being reflected in the nation’s drug crisis. Even as overdose deaths drop, millions of aging former drug users are living with long-term health challenges exacerbated by ...

Mental health self-care is not a luxury reserved for recovery, but a proactive strategy essential for long-term leadership ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Up until last August, alcohol trumped virtually everything for the past seven years of Kerry Leno’s life. “I was a 24-hour-a-day drinker,” said Leno, 36, of rural Moorhead. The ...

In Springfield, hundreds of addicts have found their way to local treatment facilities and programs to live a better life. This month, those addicts celebrate recovery as part of National Recovery ...