Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

I recently had a family, minus the mother, come to see me. They were greatly concerned, and rightfully so that Mom was “using”. Mom is indeed addicted to opiates and other narcotics that have kept her ...

Kevin Alter created "The Addict's Diary" so that people would have a place online to share their failures, successes, and lessons they have learned throughout their path to recovery from 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 ...

The 10th annual Opioid Symposium featured three people's experiences with drug addiction. Hall of Famer Larry Little also shared his experience of watching his older brother fall into addiction.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer. Jessica Massarone couldn’t concentrate in primary school: She was too preoccupied with her parents’ struggles with drug addiction. Sometimes, she’d find ...

President Trump's executive order on homelessness aims to make it easier for states and cities to get people into mental health or addiction treatment, even if that means involuntary civil commitment.