Recovering is one of the bravest things a person can do. Whether it's overcoming addiction, healing from a physical injury or finding strength after heartbreak, recovery is a path that requires ...

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

"I don't drink. I used to drink, then I drank too much, and I had to stop," Mulaney said during his special New in Town in 2012. "That surprises a lot of audiences because I don't look like someone ...

Dingle and colleagues explored the influence of addiction and addiction treatment on identity. They interviewed 21 people in a treatment community and found two distinct pathways, from pre-addiction ...

It's time for America to end its black-and-white thinking about addiction and recovery, according to Johns Hopkins professor Hanna Pickard. Traditional approaches in the U.S.—framing addiction as ...

Maia Szalavitz is the author, most recently, of "Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction." When I kicked cocaine and heroin in 1988, I was told that there was ...

There are few experiences more grueling and painful than watching a parent, a brother or sister, or especially a child careen off the rails because of alcohol or other drug addiction. Having a loved ...

Employers play an important role in an employee's recovery from addiction and substance use disorders. But they need the right tools to ensure their support makes a difference. Processing Content ...

The U.S. faces an unprecedented surge of drug deaths, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting another grim milestone this week. In a single 12-month period, fatal overdoses ...