According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; 2023), more than 1 in 9 of American adults (11.8 percent) believe they have ever had a problem with alcohol or other ...

BALTIMORE -- Jim Trocki found a renewed sense of purpose at NCIA Vocational Training Center after coming out of a drug and alcohol addiction treatment facility. Now, he's an instructor at NCIA, which ...

You're reading Part 5 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

With drug overdoses among seniors surging to historic levels, nursing homes will undoubtedly be drawn further into the world of addiction treatment. But facing additional regulatory scrutiny and ...

A drug called buprenorphine may be the best tool doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Why hasn’t it been more widely adopted? A dose of buprenorphine, an opioid that can help treat addiction to ...

Everyday human behavior is guided and shaped by the search for rewards. This includes eating tasty meals, drinking something refreshing, sexual activity and nurturing children. Many of these behaviors ...

The stories that emerged during an interagency training at the Legislative Building on Monday were harrowing: a crying baby whose pacifier was dipped in heroin by his father; an 11-year-old sibling ...