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 ...

Addiction to alcohol or drugs is a chronic brain disease that has potential for recurrence and recovery, according to the Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs and Health released last year. To ...

Better Choice Treatment Center announced it is increasing its capacity and enhancing its programs in response to rising rates ...

Swampscott is continuing to build out its response to substance use by offering a second round of recovery coach training ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — For many, the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year. But for others, it can be the most difficult time. The directors of RU Recovery Ministries — an ...

RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) -- In North Carolina alone, 1,956 people died of overdoses in 2016 - an increase from 2015. The Oak City Recovery Run Club is hoping to lower that number - and in the process is ...

Updates to the addiction treatment planning process for adults in the Tampa Bay area seeking mental health and drug use treatments have been revealed by Tampa Bay Recovery Center. The organization ...

MOORHEAD, Minn. – Up until last August, alcohol trumped virtually everything for the past seven years of Kerry Leno’s life. “I was a 24-hour-a-day drinker,” said Leno, 36, of rural Moorhead. The ...

John Smith's journey to sobriety and his involvement in Avenues Recovery's community initiatives demonstrate the power of ...