The road to recovery is seldom straight: Relapse, or recurrence of substance use, is common—but definitely not the end of the road. For those who achieve remission of an addiction disorder for ...

People from all walks of life can find themselves struggling with substance use. A 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ...

Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. With drug addiction, you can’t resist the urge to use them. If you’re worried that you or a loved one may have an addiction ...

A University at Buffalo neuroscientist whose focus is the brain's reward system and its role in addiction is helping to illuminate how exercise can aid the brain in addiction recovery. Over the ...

The event invites Vancouver and Portland residents in all stages of addiction recovery to join hands across the Interstate 5 Bridge. The event kicks off National Recovery Month, which raises ...

on Thursday afternoon. Touted as a "recovery community," the facility offers a program three months to one year in length that addresses a person's addiction while helping them rebuild their ...

Trivial Pursuit's stale wedges have given trivia games a bad rap among gamers, but it doesn't have to be this way. There are a whole host of trivia board games that offer more replay value ...

Hundreds of motorcycles paraded through the streets in and around Calgary Saturday in support of addiction recovery. It’s the 16th year Fresh Start Recovery has hosted the event, with 12 stops ...

Image Kirsten E. Smith, an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, disputes the definition of addiction as a chronic brain disease. “I am not in recovery,” she said.