Mental health experts are nearly unanimous in endorsing the disease model of addiction. Alcoholism (now alcohol use disorder) was declared a disease in 1956 by the American Medical Association, and ...

GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Runners and walkers alike took to the starting line on Saturday for the annual Summer Smith 5K Addiction Awareness Memorial Run. The race, which marked its ninth year, ...

JOHNSON, Vt. — It's hard for me to express the amount of admiration I have for Dawn and Greg Tatro. After losing their daughter to an overdose, Dawn and Greg Tatro set out to not only help people in ...

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. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Franklin County Coroner’s Office is expanding on its mission to prevent overdose deaths by partnering ...

Some of the most recently available data brings welcome news in the nationwide fight against the opioid epidemic. After many months of increasing overdose deaths in the wake of the Covid pandemic – a ...

The West Virginia State Police is working to make access to substance abuse treatment more accessible through a partnership ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts owner Jim Irsay took his battle with addiction to the very end. But Irsay was able to change the terms of the fight over the years, taking a fight that had been personal and ...

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, ...

Addiction is becoming more and more prominent in daily life. There’s a good chance that you may even know someone who is ...