Addiction and mental health are deeply intertwined issues that affect millions of people in the United States. Understanding ...

The new Center for Recovery and Wellbeing and a Pathways to Recovery website seeks to break down barriers for those fighting addiction.

Deep change doesn’t usually happen quickly. And a demand for rapid shifts, according to experts and recovering individuals, can sometimes get in the way of more lasting freedom from ...

Scott Cochran might not have been coaching for the past year, but he remained hard at work. The longtime Alabama football ...

For patients with psychiatric conditions from addiction to mood disorders such as depression, disrupted sleep can often exacerbate symptoms and make it harder to stay on treatment.

Recovery from addiction isn’t just a process of undergoing treatment. What makes treatment effective is a host of changes in the mind of the patient—changes in thought patterns, skills, goals ...

Neither accepts residents who take addiction treatment medications. Neither has licensed therapists or medical providers on site; instead, they offer group meetings run by peers in recovery.

When it comes to the continuing drug epidemic, it is easy to get overwhelmed by the numbers: 106,699 U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2021 according to the National Center for Health Statistics, 4,452 ...

How does a person's view of addiction influence recovery? Because addiction is such a complex phenomenon, there are many theories about what addiction is. They are of more than academic interest.

At Oakland University, Grizz Recovery (GR) is creating a safe space for students to confront addiction, embrace sobriety and ...

This Dry January, the US Surgeon General is warning that the cancer risks of drinking rival smoking and obesity. A lot of this has to do with how our body processes alcohol, breaking it down into ...

I was trapped in the cycle of addiction to multiple substances and ... feels so fundamental to my well-being and integral to my recovery. Education has given me the growth and power to visualize ...