After decades battling addiction, Sheryl Shake Riddick rebuilt her life, became a counselor, and produced a film now ...

Kelly Wyatt is among hundreds of Philadelphians facing lifelong medical needs from xylazine, known as “tranq” on the streets.

South Carolina reports a decline in overdose deaths for the first time in 10 years, crediting collaborative prevention and ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Cherry Health has opened a new area inside its Southside Health Center on Kalamazoo Avenue SE in Grand Rapids to help treat patients struggling with substance abuse. The community ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX/Gray News) - A recovery center in Vermont says it is making certain policy changes moving forward. According to the Howard Center, it helps people and communities by providing ...

Sixteen months ago, I woke up in a hospital bed at Albany Medical Center connected to tubes, with my mother standing over me. Someone I owed money to had run me over with his car. That was a turning ...

PROGRAM THAT IS MAKING AN IMPACT. THIS IS WHAT RECOVERY LOOKS LIKE FOR TRAVIS MCCORD. HE’S WORKING ON THE FARM AT EVERGREEN GROVE IN GARDNER. IT’S MY BUDDY RIGHT HERE. CARING FOR ANIMALS AND HIMSELF.