The main goal when determining the level of care is to match the intensity of the treatment to the severity of the addiction.

Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw ...

One of the most compelling books I read this summer, The Recovering, by Leslie Jamison, delves deeply into stories of the author's personal recovery from alcoholism as well as those of beloved artists ...

HAS MORE. ADDICTION CAN LEAVE FAMILIES WITH A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. BUT STATE OFFICIALS SAY THIS NEW FREE ONLINE RESOURCE WALKS LOVED ONES THROUGH TREATMENT AND RECOVERY. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR ...

My previous posts have focused on recognizing and preventing excessive substance use, with an emphasis on providing the latest information about my special interest – cannabis (see 20 Questions to ...

Author Joey McCollum shares how five simple words helped him break free from addiction and reclaim identity, purpose, ...

The majority of people Liz Wetmore and the team see at Huntsman Mental Health Institute's Addiction Recovery Services are self-referred, an important part of addiction recovery. Wetmore, a Licensed ...

Five days a week, for almost seven hours a day, children spend their time learning, playing, and interacting with others at ...

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 ...

Katelyn Fullbright on the day she graduated from Women in Recovery.Credit...Barrett Emke for The New York Times Supported by By Nicholas Kristof Photographs by Barrett Emke Mr. Kristof is an Opinion ...

In a recent New York Times essay, Patti Davis, daughter of former president Ronald Reagan, reflects on the destructive power of addiction in her life. She describes waiting with others to snort ...