KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Motivational speaker and author Rob Ekno knows what it's like to struggle with the mental impact of addiction, he spent years struggling with addiction to alcohol and drugs.

Kathryn Burgum is co-chair of the Great American Recovery Initiative and White House senior advisor for addiction recovery.

Life doesn’t come without its fair share of challenges and uncertainties. Among them? The occasional pitfall. When the tough moments come, a little encouragement can go a long way in improving your ...

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 ...

Spy Coast Farm, in partnership with Lexington-based Stable Recovery, has started a workforce development program to help ...

Recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) is an ongoing process and those fortunate to have long-term recovery share one thing in common—an ability and willingness to recommit. Many individuals get ...

How one Corpus Christi man fought back after 25 years of addiction and homelessness ...

The session explored how long-term use of substances affects thinking, behaviour, and everyday decision-making and why ...

I am a licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC); Master Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP) with state of Florida and SAP. My additional degree accomplishments are: doctoral ministry, master's ...

Herald ALexandra Noad In the photo are runners at the closing ceremony of the One Goal, Many Nations Relay for Recovery .

Housing and treatment remain essential, but long-term recovery also depends on rebuilding structure, motivation, accountability and human connection.