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 ...

Although drug overdose deaths declined in the U.S. last year, the rate of substance use disorder is rising, and the problem ...

Nationwide, 70.3 million individuals said they used illicit drugs, and 16.2% of Americans aged 12 and older said they battled a substance use disorder (SUD) in 2022. While education and awareness ...

People from all walks of life can experience struggles with substance use. Whether you’ve found yourself addicted to nicotine, alcohol, legal or illegal drugs, or other substances, recovery is ...

This interview accompanies the second podcast in our National Recovery Month series with Mandy Faubel, PhD, LCSW, UPMC Western Behavioral Health at Safe Harbor, and Rebekah Sedlock, DSW, LCSW, UPMC ...

Since President Donald Trump issued a July 2025 executive order aimed at "ending crime and disorder on America's streets," national attention has increasingly focused on involuntary treatment as a ...

Rachel Rohaidy, MD, of Miami Neuroscience Institute and Baptist Health, discusses how the evolving treatment landscape is reducing stigma around relapse and why ongoing recovery requires daily ...

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. This story was ...

Colorado prisons are battling a growing number of inmates struggling with substance use disorder. Back in 2024, the attorney general said some parts of the state can see higher than two-thirds of ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. — For the first time, Virginia Tech students who are in active recovery from substance-use disorders will have the opportunity to live and learn right on campus. Following a nationwide ...

Justin Garrity knows most of the people who come through the door at Healing Transitions. He knows their names, and he knows their stories. There is Kurt – who has more than two years in recovery – ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The founder of a new recovery center in Fort Wayne says its purpose aims to fill a gap that currently exists in serving the community. The project.ME Recovery Drop-In Center, ...