Psilocybin, a psychoactive alkaloid that occurs naturally in more than 100 species of mushroom, causes perceptual distortions and an acutely altered psychological state. Scientists are now considering ...

DEVON — Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Judy Garland, Sir Elton John and Ernest Hemingway are all seemingly watching. Their likenesses cover much of the walls at Recovery Center of America at Devon. Some ...

PITTSBURG — Life has always been challenging for Christopher Stockton. Born into a home where substance abuse and financial hardships were constant struggles, his early years were marred by ...

Lisa Feliz enrolled in Napa County Adult Drug Court in 2000, thinking it was nothing more than a “get out of jail free” card. Ultimately, the program helped free her from more than just jail. It broke ...

Readers praise a column by Nicholas Kristof about an effective program. To the Editor: Re “An Uplifting Story of Beating Addiction We Don’t Hear Enough,” by Nicholas Kristof (column, Feb. 17): Hearing ...

We’re in the final stretch of the year that seems to blur from tailgates to Friendsgiving gatherings to holiday celebrations. A glance at the calendar shows all upside, but for many, it’s a season of ...

BILLINGS — It’s taken about a year for Brittney Boswell, 24, to kick an intravenous methamphetamine addiction that has plagued her since May 27, 2012. She hasn’t had meth for about 11 months. The ...

North Dakota House budget writers to give Burgum salary he's declined Supporters of the Office of Recovery Reinvented say the initiative is making progress on beating addiction. But the office's ...