White House outlines drug control strategy focusing on overdose prevention, treatment expansion, naloxone distribution, and drug surveillance ...

165 million – according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics (NCDAS), that's the number of Americans 12 years or older who currently abuse substances. By "currently," NCDAS means those ...

While there are many different paths to changing our behaviors, there are some obstacles or challenges that appear on every ...

Over the past two decades, there has been a growing emphasis on recovery-oriented approaches to substance use disorders, particularly those that move beyond ...

We deal with a lot of inherently traumatic things in medicine every day. We see people die or get terrible injuries. We see people who have lost control of their lives. We convince ourselves that it ...

When the Trump administration cut more than $11 billion in COVID-era funds to states in late March, addiction recovery programs suffered swift losses. An Indiana organization that employs people in ...

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 ...

There’s the predictable north-south divide, but age lends a surprising perspective. First, though, the view from 30,000 feet: A recent poll conducted for the California Sober Living and Recovery Task ...

JD Vance had lofty ambitions to address the nation's drug epidemic. Riding the success of his memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," Vance announced back in 2017 that he and his family would return to Ohio after ...

A three-vehicle crash in the Orchards area sent one driver to the hospital Friday evening, and deputies said the driver of a pickup showed signs of impairment. Aumsville Highway SE closed Saturday ...

Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...