CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — For more than a decade, Jason Roop was just another face you may have tried to ignore. A drug addiction sent him to the streets and, one time, even got him kicked out of ...

Two years ago, Sherwood George was living in a tent in downtown Las Vegas when officers asked if he wanted to go to rehab. George, who had struggled with drug addiction for nearly four decades, said ...

GLENN, THANK YOU. AND OUR STATE OF ADDICTION COVERAGE TONIGHT, A LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM IS HELPING PATIENTS FIGHT ADDICTION AND IT’S GETTING SOME PRAISE. THE PROGRAM IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR ITS ...

There’s an epidemic of substance abuse in this country, and finding effective treatment can be challenging — especially for people who can’t take time off from work for a residential rehab program.

Ira, an older, soft-spoken homeless man, recently went to the Downtown Austin Community Court to see if he was eligible for free housing. One of my friends, a fellow researcher, accompanied him. Ira ...