Despite what people may tell you, changing behavior is easy. It’s maintaining change that’s hard—creating new and sustained ways of thinking and behaving. As Mark Twain quipped, “Quitting [smoking] is ...

Employers play an important role in an employee's recovery from addiction and substance use disorders. But they need the right tools to ensure their support makes a difference. Processing Content ...

When I look back on my journey, I’m reminded of how much can change when you are able to ask for, and receive, help. My name is Dr. Christopher Schenewerk. I am a physician, a father, and a person in ...

Addiction is a widespread health issue that will affect about one in five Canadians over their lifetimes. For example, addiction to opioids has led to opioid and overdose crises in many cities, which ...

Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby released a statement following his stint at an in-patient rehab for addiction.

TUSCOLA, Ill. (WCIA) — A mother who lost two of her sons to addiction is now doing her part to try and make sure no one else ...

Rock Island County is using $500,000 of opioid settlement funds to help the Rock Island County Council on Addiction (RICCA) ...

Jennifer Mayerle happily returned to Minnesota and WCCO, where she began her career as a summer intern. The Emmy and Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist returned to WCCO as a reporter in 2014 ...

As communities across California continue to confront the growing fentanyl crisis, local organizations are working to educate the public, support individuals in recovery, and provide hope for ...

In the first half of 2023, 473 people — at least — died from accidental drug overdose in San Francisco, according to the medical examiner’s office. The majority (80%) of those deaths involved fentanyl ...