Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw ...

The main goal when determining the level of care is to match the intensity of the treatment to the severity of the addiction.

One of the most compelling books I read this summer, The Recovering, by Leslie Jamison, delves deeply into stories of the author's personal recovery from alcoholism as well as those of beloved artists ...

My previous posts have focused on recognizing and preventing excessive substance use, with an emphasis on providing the latest information about my special interest – cannabis (see 20 Questions to ...

According to the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, children need simple ways to understand substance use disorder and ...

The majority of people Liz Wetmore and the team see at Huntsman Mental Health Institute's Addiction Recovery Services are self-referred, an important part of addiction recovery. Wetmore, a Licensed ...

Author Joey McCollum shares how five simple words helped him break free from addiction and reclaim identity, purpose, ...

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 ...

Five days a week, for almost seven hours a day, children spend their time learning, playing, and interacting with others at ...

The U.S. faces an unprecedented surge of drug deaths, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting another grim milestone this week. In a single 12-month period, fatal overdoses ...

Being physically sober is only half of the battle ...