The Palm Beach County medical examiner says 421 people died of opioid overdoses in 2022. I wonder if Jay was counted among them. His body was found in early 2023, but he actually died on Sept. 29 of ...

This month is National Recovery Month, and it’s a good time to focus a spotlight on the realities of life for so many people in our community: those struggling from addiction. The face of addiction ...

Researchers typically study how people recover from substance use disorder after flare-ups that require medical attention. However, for many, recovery involves more than cutting down or quitting ...

When Christina Perry runs out to her car to get something, she no longer sees her 10-year-old daughter Karen watching from the window, making sure she comes back. It's a new level of trust in their ...

Here in Buncombe County, socioeconomic disparities are determinants of future health. In 2023, the most concerning health issue to plague us is something we are all too familiar with: the effects of ...

Sometimes addiction has more to do with the ability to tolerate day-to-day life without the substance: self-regulation.

It's time for America to end its black-and-white thinking about addiction and recovery, according to Johns Hopkins professor Hanna Pickard. Traditional approaches in the U.S.—framing addiction as ...

When Elizabeth saw her 2-year-old son smash the music box she had received from her grandfather before he died, she began taking pills and didn't stop until she realized she had probably taken a ...

The Rob's Ranch Addiction Treatment Program focuses on the time-tested, proven model of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Our treatment program provides our men the best care available in the ...

Living with an anxiety disorder can feel like carrying an invisible weight. Everyday tasks become daunting, and even moments ...