As rates of fentanyl overdoses increase across the country, local addiction recovery providers find ways to start and succeed in substance recovery. Opioid-involved drug overdoses increased by 3% in ...
Some area residents who once struggled with drug addiction credit Midland County Recovery Court for saving their lives and helping them break the chains of dependence. Recovering addicts say the ...
Nick Padlo’s addiction to alcohol and drugs didn’t happen overnight. “I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety,” says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery in ...
Harlan County, Kentucky, a rural part of the state with high overdose rates, is becoming a model for addiction recovery. The county has implemented recovery programs, drug courts, and transportation ...
Addiction is a chronic medical condition. Like diabetes or high blood pressure, it can be controlled, but not cured. This does not mean that we ought to take a fatalistic view of alcohol and other ...
Kim Quidone’s videos on TikTok each start out the same way: with an update on how long it’s been since she's used crack. From there, the boisterous 48-year-old Bushwick resident updates her 200,000 ...
Adults who smoke cigarettes and are addicted to alcohol or other drugs were more likely to achieve sustained remission of their substance use disorder symptoms if they also quit smoking, according to ...