Twelve-step programs have millions of recovering members worldwide, yet they’re often dismissed by academics. Why?

“Smoking was my first love,” says Laura Marie, who lit her first cigarette at age 15. Despite seeing the effects of smoking up close — her grandmother died of emphysema, and her sister died of lung ...

By: Lee Holley, LMSW, LCDC, PRSS and Breslyn McCrory, BA Source: northlight/Shutterstock Alcohol consumption and sales in America skyrocketed in 2020. With many restaurants and bars closed or their ...

Gov. Bill Lee has recognized January as Substance Use Disorder Treatment Awareness Month. Recovery is possible. Treatment works. And no one has to navigate it alone — even when money ...