A church in Alabama's Bible Belt. The state is home to more than 13,000 religious institutions. Leaders from them are being certified as recovery specialists, to better aid those with substance ...

Massachusetts has used involuntary commitment for decades. While some people say it helped them, state data call into ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The road to recovery from drug addiction is challenging, and not always easy to navigate. Doug and Terri Rutter know that all too well. Their 30-year old son Rylie died last ...

A new study suggests that GLP-1 agonist medications like Ozempic, which are used for diabetes management and weight loss, may help reduce the risk of overdose and alcohol intoxication in people with ...

The turning point in Martin Rivest's recovery from a crystal meth addiction came when his doctor, in an attempt to provide comfort, told him: "Martin, addiction is a disease." "It gave me a sense of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story of his own heroin addiction, spiritual awakening and recovery at a conference on drug addiction Thursday and ...

Homelessness and the crime associated with it continue to be an ongoing issue in the metro area. Bernalillo County Sheriff John Allen said that his office is doing everything it can to help the ...