September is National Recovery Month, a time to draw attention to the nationwide crisis of drug and alcohol abuse and ...

A medication offered to heroin abusers at the Albany County jail was shown to help prevent addicts from returning to illegal drug use, according to a study published Wednesday in the New England ...

There’s a renewed push to legalize overdose prevention centers  on Beacon Hill, with advocates touting supervised drug use as ...

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (WLS) -- A new program is giving heroin addicts a chance to start over with no questions asked. As part of the "Second Chance" program in Rolling Meadows, any addict who wants to ...

UPPER DARBY, Pa. (WPVI) -- Leaders in Upper Darby, Delaware County are coming together with a new program to help drug addicts. It's called Change is Possible. Under the problem, anyone addicted to ...

Provider Training in Care, which helps people like Mr Burns into the sector, said giving them second chances could help ...

There’s been plenty of talk lately about the heroin epidemic overwhelming the Seattle area and the rest of the nation. But as the debate about what to do rages on, a small group of people in Kent are ...

Tough love, interventions and 12-step programs are some of the most common methods of treating drug addiction, but journalist Maia Szalavitz says they're often counterproductive. In her new book, ...

Family and friends celebrated the life of 18-year-old Tyler Herron Friday night. The young man died one year ago as a result of the demons of heroin. "He was a fun boy, family oriented, wanted his ...