CLEVELAND - Participating in community service activities and helping others is not just good for the soul; it has a healing effect that helps alcoholics and other addicts become and stay sober, a ...

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 ...

Key Takeaways Addiction-related financial damage includes debt, legal costs, and depleted savings.Financial safeguards such ...

People going through life transitions, such as loss of home or family ties, and mental illnesses suffer a loss of identities. The change involves a sense of loss of continuity and confusion about ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The holidays can be an especially challenging time for people in recovery from addiction. Community Matters Cafe in Charlotte is helping give recovering addicts a ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Recovering from addiction is hard, and doing it alone can feel impossible, but Never Alone Foundation, a foundation helping those suffering through addiction, held its ...

Why do stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking? A new study from Texas A&M University offers one ...

I’m tired of the stories sensationalizing addicts’ behavior. A drug addict is someone’s son, daughter, brother, sister, father, mother, husband or wife – and addicts usually have an enabler somewhere ...