After spending his 20s in and out of prison while addicted to methamphetamines, Darnell Cox found a way to turn his life ...
A group of people wearing the same blue T-shirts gathered at Depot Park on Saturday. Some were running, while others were walking around the exhibition highlighting practical ways to recover from ...
Involuntary care is not inherently oppressive, nor is it inherently therapeutic. It is a tool. It can be misused to control, ...
In the first half of 2023, 473 people — at least — died from accidental drug overdose in San Francisco, according to the medical examiner’s office. The majority (80%) of those deaths involved fentanyl ...
HOLYOKE — For almost 10 years, the Hope for Holyoke Peer Recovery Center has worked to reduce the stigma surrounding addiction by meeting people where they are. Located in the heart of Holyoke, the ...
That’s the message the Recovery Institute of Southwest Michigan and its numerous service-provider partners put out in their daily work. On Saturday, Sept. 10, they will be shouting that message far ...
Nationwide, 70.3 million individuals said they used illicit drugs, and 16.2% of Americans aged 12 and older said they battled a substance use disorder (SUD) in 2022. While education and awareness ...
September is National Recovery Month, an observance that promotes the latest treatments for substance use disorders, recognizes the strong and proud recovery community, and celebrates the healthcare ...
Usually when we talk about the opioid epidemic, we talk about the grimmest statistics — the overdose deaths. It’s hard not to when this disease claimed nearly 108,000 lives in this country last year.