Thomas Higdon was a politics fanatic his entire life: He kept up on the news cycle, he door-knocked for candidates, and he volunteered for a number of campaigns. He long dreamed of working in ...

Nearly three-quarters of the over 29 million adult Americans who identify as having substance use disorder are in recovery, new federal data shows. This weekend, hundreds of advocates in the field ...

“When I use a word,” one of 19th century British author and mathematician Lewis Carroll’s characters once said, “it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” Though he was a ...

For the estimated 20.5 million people in the United States in recovery for substance use disorder, there's no one goal: Recovery is a spectrum. For some, "successful recovery" can be defined as total ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

Minda Brown is one of Olmsted County's 62 certified peer recovery specialists who help people navigate recovery from addiction. Kyros Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Minda Brown pours a glass of ...

Authors say findings support addressing smoking cessation during substance use treatment. HealthDay News — Quitting smoking is associated with recovery from substance use disorder (SUD), according to ...

The growing number of collegiate recovery programs at two-year schools like Minneapolis College reflects an increasing awareness that many survivors of opioid addiction and those who struggled with ...

The recovery process from Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) has evolved over time. So often, the recovery process is referred to as a “pathway” or “journey,” which may seem like appropriate terms.

Sixteen months ago, I woke up in a hospital bed at Albany Medical Center connected to tubes, with my mother standing over me. Someone I owed money to had run me over with his car. That was a turning ...

This column was written by Eugene Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., and Charles Zorumski, M.D. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is common. Over 14.5 million Americans meet the criteria for this disorder. AUD is ...