Addiction recovery: don't go it alone

Two women tell their story of addiction recovery, made possible with help from others who have done it before.

Addiction Recovery Fair held in Medford

Nearly two-dozen organizations took part in the fair, hoping to showcase all the resources available to those seeking help. read more

Youth drug use in Indiana: Annual survey finds increasing use of marijuana, tobacco in pipes

Cigarette use by Indiana sixth through 12th graders continued to decline, but findings from the 20th Annual Survey of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use also pointed to increases in marijuana use and in tobacco use in pipes.

Millions go to drug addiction pill in tight times

Kentucky is paying millions of Medicaid dollars on a prescription drug used to help people with drug addictions while at the same time refusing to pay for the counseling necessary to complete the treatment.

People Can Overcome Their Addictions, But Not Quickly

Millions of Americans suffer from severe addictions that can ruin lives and are extremely difficult to control. Nearly 2 million enter roughly 12,000 addiction treatment programs in the U.S. each year. And each month, some 15,000 people turn to Adi Jaffe's All About Addiction websites at www.allaboutaddiction.com and at Psychology Today, which provide information, the ...

Teen girl with history of drug problems missing

Tara Jean Yunker of New Smyrna Beach is not considered 'endangered,' but she has abused prescription pills and alcohol, officials say. Authorities are asking for help in locating a 16-year-old girl with a history of drug problems who has been missing from her New Smyrna Beach home since Friday.

Overcoming addiction not a swift fix

Millions of Americans suffer from severe addictions that can ruin lives and are extremely difficult to control. Nearly 2 million enter roughly 12,000 addiction treatment programs in the U.S. each year.

Doctors fear a growing addiction to opioids

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario claims there is a health crisis in the province — and in many other jurisdictions in Canada — resulting from the inappropriate prescription and misuse of drugs such as morphine and codeine.

Ontario doctors tackle opioid abuse

The dramatic increase in the abuse of opioids such as Oxycontin has led the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons to propose some dramatic initiatives to curb addiction.

True paths to Teshuvah

Daniel Rope knew the apology to his sister would be the hardest one to make. His mother, after all, was his mother — throughout his drug addiction, starting at age 12, Dan’s mother had stood by him, believed he would somehow pull out of it.