Trump administration's stance on involuntary commitment for people with addiction isn't supported by evidence, an addiction ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The new year and new presidential administration could mark a significant shift in the U.S. response to the opioid crisis. While drug deaths ...

Every day, drug and alcohol addiction shatters families, destabilizes neighborhoods, derails careers, and steals the lives of countless Americans. This National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery ...

Staff and budget cuts will result in fewer services for people fighting mental illness and addiction, including Narcan distribution. The small federal agency tasked with easing the nation’s profound ...

State and county public health departments and nonprofit groups are reeling after the Trump administration announced abrupt cancellation and revocation of roughly $11.4 billion in COVID-era funding ...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent. By Jan Hoffman Every day, Dora Dantzler-Wright and her ...

The city of Lowell is facing a deepening homelessness crisis, worsened by the ongoing challenges of drug addiction and alcoholism. As the community grapples with rising numbers of individuals living ...

Overprescription of painkillers, reliance on alcohol to deal with trauma and genetic predispositions, among other factors, can all result in substance abuse disorders, which impact far too many people ...

A key motivation for Klobuchar is her father's alcoholism. Democratic White House hopeful Amy Klobuchar rolled out the second major policy proposal of her 2020 bid on Friday: a plan to invest $100 ...

When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. talks about the journey that led to his growing focus on health and wellness — and ultimately to his confirmation hearings this week for U.S. secretary of health and human ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke Thursday at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, opening up about his own struggles with substance abuse and how communities can be ...