Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHEYENNE — In April, law enforcement, legal and medical professionals from the city and county levels met to address the ...

The stigma associated with opioid drug abuse and overdose deaths has spread to the treatment that has saved thousands of lives. Treatment experts say the harmful attitude aimed at those addicted to ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — According to the South Carolina Office of Substance Use Services, an estimated over 450,000 residents across the state struggle with substance-related problems, but new data shows ...

Thousands are in Downtown Raleigh this weekend listening to some of the world's best strum guitars and banjos at the World of Bluegrass Festival. But there's also an effort in the middle of the crowd ...

The holidays typically include special get-togethers, which might not always be easy to navigate if someone is in addiction recovery. “A doctor told me that if I didn’t make any changes in my life, I ...

People addicted to drugs or alcohol are stigmatized in our society, which can impede their recovery. We cannot readily understand how they are thinking and why they are making the unhealthy choices ...

Claire was about to start at college when her counsellor recommended that she should not tell anyone that she was being treated for drug dependence. So she spent months leaving class early and making ...

When Paul Francs Duffy II got a call that another person was brought to the emergency room after an overdose, he would put on his suit and head to the hospital. Duffy, as a peer support specialist, ...

FLINT, MI – As a way to combat the stigma surrounding addiction during National Recovery Month, Serenity House Communities is hosting its ninth annual Recovery Walk and Rally. The event will take ...

Princess Kate Middleton is making a passionate plea to end the “stigma” around addiction. The Princess of Wales marked Addiction Awareness Week in the U.K., which takes place from Sunday, November 23, ...

Academics and well-meaning elites do alcoholics and addicts no favors in their effort to make them feel better about their situations (“Destigmatizing Drug Abuse Is a Dopey Idea” by Naomi Schaefer ...