While there are many different paths to changing our behaviors, there are some obstacles or challenges that appear on every ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

The Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Addiction Awareness Task Force (AATF) launched the Break the Stigma campaign to change the conversation around addiction and recovery. This initiative ...

You're reading Part 5 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

When the Trump administration cut more than $11 billion in COVID-era funds to states in late March, addiction recovery programs suffered swift losses. An Indiana organization that employs people in ...

A couple’s loss of their son to an overdose turned grief into action more than 13 years ago. Don and Jeanne Keister never expected to become leaders in Delaware’s response to the opioid crisis. But ...

A Rutgers-led study found that genes related to impulse control and reward processing are major factors in addiction risk. Researchers analyzed genetic data from over 2.2 million people to understand ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday lamented a nationwide “spiritual malaise” as he unveiled new plans to tackle the nation’s ...

Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...

The partnership comes at a critical time: overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 49, with one person dying every seven minutes. The economic toll of addiction in the U.S.

Maryland Public Television will premiere the hour-long documentary Real Stories of Addiction and Hope on September 22, 2025, at 9 p.m. on MPT channels and its livestream. The program coincides with ...