A huge problem in our country is that most of the people whom we trust to provide addiction treatment are poorly qualified or unqualified. The biggest group of these are people without any ...

Addiction is a terrible disease that affects almost 50 million people in the U.S. — as well as their family members, friends and other loved ones. When we talk about addiction, alcohol and drugs may ...

Many Utahns have experienced addiction or felt its affects in their immediate family. Few things are more difficult and less understood. But there are some key things we should all know about ...

Caron is evolving addiction treatment by combining neurorestorative care with emerging medical innovations that target the ...

Addiction is a state of severe physical and psychological dependence on certain substances. People living with addiction may have brain differences and often require treatment, but stigma can prevent ...

As rates of fentanyl overdoses increase across the country, local addiction recovery providers find ways to start and succeed in substance recovery. Opioid-involved drug overdoses increased by 3% in ...

Learn to Cope, a peer-led support network for families dealing with addiction and recovery, holds in-person meetings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month in the ...

The Federal Medical Center in Lexington has a fairly simple purpose — it’s a facility used to treat seriously ill people who are imprisoned by the federal government. Its intended use when it opened ...

As I pull into the child welfare office parking lot, my minivan crunches over worn-out gravel. Hopping out, I unbuckle the infant car seat that holds our newborn foster son. As I turn toward the ...