Author Joey McCollum shares how five simple words helped him break free from addiction and reclaim identity, purpose, ...

Emotional sobriety is an aspect of addiction recovery that focuses on regulating feelings and learning to face challenges ...

When substance abuse enters a family’s life, it rarely affects just one person. The ripple effects touch everyone in the household, altering relationships, routines, and the emotional atmosphere that ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) – Addiction reshapes family dynamics, often causing role reversals, increased conflicts, and strained relationships. Krystyl Wright, a Clinical Psychotherapist with Diamond ...

According to the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, children need simple ways to understand substance use disorder and ...

The main goal when determining the level of care is to match the intensity of the treatment to the severity of the addiction.

Nick Padlo’s addiction to alcohol and drugs didn’t happen overnight. “I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety,” says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery in ...

Addiction therapists commonly encounter the quixotic efforts of patients to continue drinking or using other drugs without negative consequences. Talking to patients with substance use disorders often ...

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 ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. This story was produced as part of ThreeSixty Journalism’s Multimedia ...