Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seth Perry, the lead pastor at Elim Lutheran Church in Scandia, started smoking pot and drinking when he was 15. Within two years, ...

The Princess of Wales has urged an end to the "stigma" surrounding addiction, calling for society to show "compassion and love" to those dependent on drugs, alcohol, or gambling. Marking Addiction ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addiction is insidious. It does not care who you are, what you look like, where you live or how much money you have in your back ...

At one time in my active addiction, I was so desperate to escape the cycle of getting and using and finding ways and means to get more, I considered enrolling in a methadone program in Knoxville. I ...

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 ...

When you read about addiction statistics in our community, our country and around the world, you may think, “well, that’s a lot of people who made pretty bad decisions.” That is, if you’re one of the ...

Students from UMD and the University of the Azores are helping break stigma around substance use as part of the 'Bridging the ...

Addiction is particularly stigmatised in Nigeria. The fear of judgement, blame, and misunderstandings prevents countless people from getting help. Unfortunately, this rarely ends well. We all know ...

Based on the most recent statistics from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 48.4 million Americans (16.8%) aged 12 and older were diagnosed with a substance use disorder (SUD) in the ...

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, ...

This is in response to the Brianna R. Lamke op-ed column of August 26 entitled "No place for a methadone clinic." "A set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have ...