Isolation is a tendency often observed by specialists in those suffering from and with addictions. The body’s opiate receptors are thought to be affected by social isolation, causing individuals to ...

Clean Recovery Centers, a local Florida drug and alcohol rehab, has published a new blog focused on how social disconnection and substance use disorders often develop together and reinforce one ...

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 ...

The isolation caused by the coronavirus pandemic has been tough for most people, but it’s been particularly difficult for people with drug addictions. Last month, the National Center for Health ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. For 50 years, Toby Nigh had what he describes as the perfect life. He had a good job, a happy family, and if you had asked ...

Madison Moilanen came to St. Cloud from Duluth last year — in the middle of the pandemic — for a clean start. She didn't know anyone here. Moilanen had tried to get sober while in Duluth. But it ...

Early in the response to the coronavirus, Dr. Marvin Seppala, chief medical officer at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation warned that moving people in recovery from addiction to online meetings could ...

There’s a Yiddish saying: “A shikker iz a goy,” which translates to “an alcoholic is a non-Jew.” Filled with sharp consonants, the phrase is harsh to say, and for Jews with substance abuse disorders ...

NASHILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Human trafficking is not just a crime in other countries or states, it is happening in Middle Tennessee, and the U.S. State Department said the number of cases increased ...

Kid Cudi is getting candid. The rapper and actor, born Scott Mescudi, has long been open about his mental health struggles, but he’s opening up in a new way with Cudi: The Memoir. The book, which was ...