A group of doctors is urging federal lawmakers to help improve access to substance use medications in severe weather ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The holidays can be an especially challenging time for people in recovery from addiction. Community Matters Cafe in Charlotte is helping give recovering addicts a ...

For years, Caroline Beidler has been on both sides of addiction — first as someone struggling to survive it, and now as a ...

No one sets out to become an addict. For many young people, it begins as curiosity that soon turns into a habit they struggle ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo — A new scholarship program is now in Kansas City, but it’s not just any scholarship program. It is specifically for recovering addicts and is designed to provide them with a second ...

Addiction is a widespread health issue that will affect about one in five Canadians over their lifetimes. For example, addiction to opioids has led to opioid and overdose crises in many cities, which ...

PHOENIX (InvestigateTV) — Drive around town and shops offering kratom products seem to be as prevalent as McDonald’s these days. Instead of getting a Happy Meal, recovering addicts say people are ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Benson is a Marine Corps veteran and a former firefighter paramedic, whose past trauma and PTSD led him to substance abuse. At a young age, he began using alcohol and meth ...

For some individuals, sobriety is an everyday battle that can become especially difficult over the holidays, The Recovery Center (TRC) in Oklahoma City told News 9 on Tuesday. "This time of year is ...

Richard Matteoli holds up photos of himself before he finally went into recovery for heroin addiction. Matteoli thanked Fairborn first responders in July of this year for helping him survive his ...

After dating one dud after another, you finally find someone who seems to have it all—thoughtful, witty, responsible, and good-looking to boot. Then they drop a bomb: “I used to be a drug addict.” To ...