Key Takeaways Evidence-based therapies for alcohol addiction have scientific validation behind them, making them more ...

Overcoming alcohol addiction is a difficult process that takes time and much effort. The road to sobriety is paved with many starts and stops. It is not unusual for a person to be sober for an ...

Nearly 50 million over the age of 12 reportedly have substance use disorders, which can include addictions to alcohol or drugs. Other issues that affect millions - such as gambling, shopping, gaming, ...

I was addicted to alcohol for more than 15 years. What started as binge drinking in high school and college became a pattern of blackouts, emergency room visits, regret and shame. As peers grew up and ...

"Dan" is back to drinking alcohol excessively and to "game-playing." He was 43 years old when I first wrote in October 2013 how this otherwise capable farmer seemed inebriated almost every evening ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Tamara Ott had all the advantages growing up that many can only dream about. Pretty and popular, Ott grew up in an upper-middle-class family in Waco and was elected homecoming ...

A Pacific Northwest program that helps people overcome drug and alcohol addiction is this month's One Class at a Time recipient of $1,000 from Mid Oregon Credit Union. Bola Gbadebo visited the Central ...

The perils of substance abuse in Hollywood, or really in any artistic craft, are tragic and mostly well-known. Some artists keep their struggles private, but recently Tom Holland opened up about his ...

Popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic might be able to help with substance abuse, according to new research on people addicted to opioids and alcohol. Routine checkups for Brandon Downey, a South ...

After years of struggling with addiction, a man changed his life in a truly dramatic way. He's now launching into the new ...

Georgia nurses who have struggled with – and even overcome – addiction want to see the state adopt a less punitive approach to discipline that would remove some of the obstacles to treatment and ...