If you can use your voice to help leaders and policy makers understand the importance of helping those with addiction, the isolation can be alleviated.

Addiction alters the brain in insidious ways, but people who misuse alcohol and drugs can and do recover. Resources across the country offer treatment and support, although the current opioid ...

With the future uncertain, employees may be relying too heavily on unhealthy coping mechanisms, developing dangerous addictions to drugs and alcohol that can impact their lives for decades to come.

How to end stigma against addiction at work There are many additional steps employers can take to promote mental health and reduce stigma against addiction in their workplaces.

Shaq recently stunned fans by revealing that he relied heavily on prescription painkillers throughout his basketball career.

We have the tools we need to create a world where addiction is just one aspect of people’s lives instead of a dark portal to despair and early death.

That's why it's crucial not to go it alone, she said. Groups such as Al-Anon, Alateen and SMART Recovery Family & Friends can help with the day-to-day struggle of a loved one's addiction.

The hardest thing about wanting to help an adult child or another loved one who is struggling against addiction is that the person themselves can seem hidden by the addiction itself. No one is ...

Professional Support for Sugar Addiction If you are struggling with sugar addiction and feel you need professional help, resources are available.

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales is sharing ways to support those affected by addiction as Addiction Awareness Week ends and reflecting on how it ties to her work with early childhood ...

In 1976, Ms. Beattie, then an addiction counselor, created a new therapy group to help them. Before long, family members were being taught that “tough love” was the only way to manage addiction.

A Los Angeles County initiative called Reaching the 95% aims to engage with more people than the fraction of Angelenos already getting addiction treatment.