Due to the inherent anonymity of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and a host of other 12-step programs that specialize in different forms of recovery, statistics on their scope are somewhat elusive; AA ...

In 12-step groups, addicts must acknowledge the powerlessness, unmanageability, and denial that have impacted them. This is known as the “first step” in the 12 steps. It’s vital for addicts to reach ...

“Smoking was my first love,” says Laura Marie, who lit her first cigarette at age 15. Despite seeing the effects of smoking up close — her grandmother died of emphysema, and her sister died of lung ...

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 ...

The majority of Surry County residents view addiction as a disease, a 2025 survey found — yet that same research showed ...

Plays about addiction are filling Manhattan stages this month, depicting very different places on the recovery spectrum, from ...

With the belief that addiction is treatable when addressed fully, Clear Steps Recovery designs individualized treatment plans grounded in both medical and therapeutic expertise. The organization’s ...

It was a place Angela had been before. The single mother with a long history of methamphetamine addiction was with her parole officer, waiting to hear the results of her latest drug test. It wasn’t ...

One woman knows about substance use disorder all too well. Julianne Griffin shares her fearless story of addiction and how she's helping others through a virtual Taylor Swift-themed recovery group. At ...