Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

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 ...

Outreach Development Corporation, a nonprofit with offices on Long Island, has received a $500,500 grant from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) through the state’s ...

A new training and development resource is available to the state’s addiction and substance use prevention professionals. The New Jersey Prevention Network recently launched The Learning Center. The ...

Burnout and low wages make it difficult to recruit and retain addiction recovery counselors. But those who do enter the field are often motivated by a need to give back, experts said.

Amid the ravages brought on by the opioid epidemic, the state hopes to help fill shortages in the addiction workforce with more than $2 million in scholarships to train people in the field, officials ...

Before an audience of local officials, Waynesburg University faculty and mental health professionals, state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones announced a joint ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — There's a new push to help people in our community who are struggling with addiction. It is a problem that has been particularly bad in the Western New York community, over the ...