Having an option to receive social support rather than use drugs is better at reducing relapse than cutting out drugs completely, a new study suggests. Having an option to receive social support ...

Recovery from addiction or mental health challenges is often portrayed as a deeply personal journey, but in reality, it is ...

The holiday season can be nerve-racking for people in recovery. Here's how you can support friends and family who battle addiction.

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

Mental health and addiction often share a tangled relationship, with each one feeding off and fueling the other. In fact, it’s estimated that nearly 38 percent of adults with substance use disorders ...

I recently had the opportunity to speak with the hosts of two recovery-focused podcasts—The Hello Someday Podcast and Soberful. In both conversations, one theme kept coming up: how much the recovery ...