Scranton Art Haus hosted a screening of Life After You on Thursday, followed by a panel discussion focused on addiction ...

When we published The Stigma of Addiction: An Essential Guide earlier this year, many were surprised to learn that it is one of the only books that focuses on stigma directed toward those with ...

Based on the most recent statistics from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 48.4 million Americans (16.8%) aged 12 and older were diagnosed with a substance use disorder (SUD) in the ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Last year, more than 107,000 people died from a drug ...

Two years ago, Tyler Yates lost his best friend to an overdose. At the urging of another person in the recovery community, Yates said his best friend stopped taking buprenorphine — a medication used ...

"There's this horrible stigma around alcoholism and addiction and I don't think it's a coincidence that many of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Xianna MouaYang, Yeng Moua and Mai Moua are a family — one with a story of resilience, using the past to change the futures of ...

Attention, parents: There’s a hot new onesie you’ll no doubt want to order for your baby immediately. The Harm Reduction Coalition’s “extra-soft” item, which comes in sizes from 0 to 24 months, says, ...

Nichole Nidey is an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology in the University of Iowa College of Public Health. She studies maternal child health and substance use during pregnancy and ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Marianne is a Boston resident who has been in recovery for ...