After an attempt to decriminalize drugs made the addiction crisis in Oregon even worse, local Christians are pleading with the sick—and the state—to let them help. The litter in Portland is different.

Alan Johnstone clears the ground of leaves behind the pickleball courts in Prout Park on May 3. Credit: EMILIA WISNIEWSKI / Monitor The City Beat is a free Monday newsletter bringing Concord’s biggest ...

Addiction is a chronic medical condition. Like diabetes or high blood pressure, it can be controlled, but not cured. This does not mean that we ought to take a fatalistic view of alcohol and other ...

Katelyn Fullbright on the day she graduated from Women in Recovery.Credit...Barrett Emke for The New York Times Supported by By Nicholas Kristof Photographs by Barrett Emke Mr. Kristof is an Opinion ...

Substance use disorders continue to affect individuals, families, and communities across the United States. In Indiana ...

On the trek to Annapurna base camp near Landruk, Nepal Source: Dan Mager The blessing lies close to the wound. —African Proverb It was the third day of my medically managed detox when one of the ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The disease of addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a crisis that touches families in every community and neighborhood in our Nation. 48.4 million ...

PALESTINE, Texas (KETK) – Beverly Vance Aikins, mother of United States Vice President J.D. Vance, was in East Texas on Saturday to talk about faith and addiction recovery at a conference in Palestine ...

Recovery from alcohol addiction generally follows the stages of abstinence, withdrawal, repair, and growth. If you think you may have a drinking problem, you’re definitely not alone. In 2021, ...

The Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Addiction Awareness Task Force (AATF) launched the Break the Stigma campaign to change the conversation around addiction and recovery. This initiative ...