This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR West. I'm Arun Rath. Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died last weekend from an apparent heroin overdose. Since then, many of his fans have been trying to make ...

Athletes, actors, politicians, and others often develop substance abuse disorders and some die from drug-related deaths. At the same time, their life history, drug use, and risk-taking shows the rest ...

Charlie Sheen is sharing his full story—not just half. Now that the Two and a Half Men actor is eight years sober, he detailed the biggest lesson he learned from his public downfall and addiction ...

One of our most urgent national problems is addiction to drugs and alcohol. It now kills about a quarter-million Americans a year, leaves many others homeless and causes unimaginable heartache in ...

Organizers and some attendees of the National Recovery Walk event pose for a picture at South Park on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Recounting his journey from Lansing Correctional Facility to mayor of ...

Lessons from Laura: Book One — ‘The Knock on the Door’, a story of love, loss and a fight against addiction. Pathroot is an online support program that addresses a critical need to provide resources ...

New recovery school in Loudoun County, Virginia, provides academic and treatment support for students with substance abuse ...

Beyond thumbsucking, the following lessons can apply to other problematic childhood habits like nail-biting, hair-pulling or twisting, whining, shouting, biting, and hitting. They also apply to ...

For Muhammad Harith Firas, 15, seeing a close friend struggle with Kpod addiction was both frightening and eye-opening.The ...

Recently more than 40 states have filed suit in federal court against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. In the suit the states claim that the social media company has harmed young ...