In 20 years of treating older adults with addiction, I’ve often been told that addiction among the elderly isn’t a serious problem to treat (“Medicare Opioid Caps Fall Short,” Page One ...

People from all walks of life can find themselves struggling with substance use. A 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...

Addiction involves loss of control over use of a substance, often in the presence of physiological and psychological dependence on a substance and compulsion to continue seeking and using the ...

A University at Buffalo neuroscientist whose focus is the brain's reward system and its role in addiction is helping to illuminate how exercise can aid the brain in addiction recovery. Over the ...

September is National Recovery Month, a time to shine a light on the power of healing and hope for those struggling with addiction. Opioid addiction is a serious problem that affects people of all ...

Via, which runs the region's addiction recovery services ... on helping people stabilise and reduce their drug use, learn new skills, live well and contribute to society." ...

Image Kirsten E. Smith, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, disputes the definition of addiction as a chronic brain disease. “I am not in recovery,” she said.

Years after the Alberta government closed a facility west of Edmonton that supported homeless men with addiction ... skills. Treatment is provided at no cost to residents. "The goal of recovery ...

Kentucky’s largest addiction recovery group is being investigated ... even though the jobs required no special skills, training or expertise. The women also were required to work at community ...

“The organization’s been dealing with some storms,” Addiction Recovery Care founder and CEO Tim Robinson told roughly 1,100 clients and employees last Wednesday at Southeast Christian Church ...

The observance also aims to increase public awareness about mental health and addiction recovery, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. A recent survey ...

The event invites Vancouver and Portland residents in all stages of addiction recovery to join hands across the Interstate 5 Bridge. The event kicks off National Recovery Month, which raises ...