The journey through addiction recovery often begins with well-meaning attempts to quit through personal determination or casual support networks. However, when dealing with substance dependence, these ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For many, the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year. But for others, it can be the most difficult time. The directors of RU Recovery Ministries — an ...

MINOT — To understand why harm reduction works, as a public policy, we must first consider what doesn’t work. Prohibition doesn’t work. We tried it with alcohol, and it was one of the most spectacular ...

I’m amazed because more addiction treatment centers are opening and I see more people getting the help they need and want. For many years I have suggested more treatment centers were needed. Today I ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

On Tuesday, letter writer Matt Marshall chose to comment on the 12-step format for the treatment of addiction as not being a medical cure. As a man of faith, lifelong Catholic and a man of science ...

For more than a half century, Project Turnabout has helped those struggling with drug and alcohol addiction in southwest Minnesota. In recent years, the Granite Falls-based provider has been on the ...

Millions of Americans have sought help for gambling addiction in the wake of a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed states to legalize sports betting. That's among the key findings in a new ...