Stephanie Taylor’s path to sobriety was more well-worn than winding. She was first arrested in 2015, at age 25, after selling cocaine to a police informant out of her mother’s Vandergrift home. Taylor ...

A play performed by people who have struggled with addiction and are now in recovery is to take to the professional stage for the first time. Wake Up Sammy, which has been written, directed and ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Up until last August, alcohol trumped virtually everything for the past seven years of Kerry Leno’s life. “I was a 24-hour-a-day drinker,” said Leno, 36, of rural Moorhead. The ...

Recovering opioid addicts shared their experiences Thursday at a recovery conference organized by former Gov. Jim McGreevey. The speakers at the conference spoke about the despair of opioid addiction ...

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A new bill that just passed the Florida Senate would require specific licensed clinicians to only refer recovering addicts to accredited drug and alcohol recovery homes. The purpose ...

Lori Erion wants the world to know that people can and do recover from drug and alcohol addiction. For some, that notion may be obvious. But for Erion, it needs to be said again and again. “The stigma ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Hope Is Alive aims to change the lives of addicts and alcoholics by offering support groups and placing clients in homes with other people on the road to recovery. Julie Quinlan ...

In 12-step groups, addicts must acknowledge the powerlessness, unmanageability, and denial that have impacted them. This is known as the “first step” in the 12 steps. It’s vital for addicts to reach ...

The Colts Connection Center is a 2,000 square-foot facility near 32nd and Central Avenue that will provide 21 long-term apartments and a space for the program community to meet and recover with their ...

James Bunster grew up in a well-off family in Smithtown, attended St. Anthony’s High School and went on to the University at Albany. But his life unraveled. Bunster became addicted to drugs and fell ...