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 ...

A church in Alabama's Bible Belt. The state is home to more than 13,000 religious institutions. Leaders from them are being certified as recovery specialists, to better aid those with substance ...

Relapse prevention is why most people seek treatment, and with opioid use disorders (OUDs), there’s about a 90 percent relapse rate. This article explains why and how specific sayings from self-help ...

TO STOP IT. FIRST, AT 530, OVERDOSE DEATHS ARE ON THE DECLINE IN KENTUCKY, AND ACCESS TO TREATMENT IS PART OF THE REASON WHY. ONLINE ADDICTION RECOVERY PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDING UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS FOR ...

It's a memory that's permanently etched in my mind, dating back a few decades now. I perched next to someone I knew. "You know, the only people who act like that are on drugs." I ignorantly spoke, ...

Nearly half of Americans who smoke use menthol cigarettes that are harder to quit, driving up their health risks with every puff. Now, a new University of Michigan study will test the best way to help ...

Karlee Lipton of Conway, Arkansas, was surprised by the way postpartum depression hit her when she had her baby in the summer of 2024. Lipton had already seen a therapist and a psychiatrist to help ...

A mother and father dead. A son arrested. A nation in shock. What happens when a family experiences the unimaginable?

What do you want to do when you sense that someone you love is depressed? Help them, sure. But how? Knowing the right thing to do or say can be really hard, especially if youve never dealt with ...

This story is part of The Trip, a CPR News series on Colorado’s new psychedelic movement. Read more here. A psychedelic drug that comes from the iboga shrub in Central Africa is among those ...