No one sets out to become an addict. For many young people, it begins as curiosity that soon turns into a habit they struggle ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo — A new scholarship program is now in Kansas City, but it’s not just any scholarship program. It is specifically for recovering addicts and is designed to provide them with a second ...

For years, Caroline Beidler has been on both sides of addiction — first as someone struggling to survive it, and now as a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 23—The county is finally putting the $2.9 million it's received from the opioid lawsuit settlements to use, but a group of ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The holidays can be an especially challenging time for people in recovery from addiction. Community Matters Cafe in Charlotte is helping give recovering addicts a ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Benson is a Marine Corps veteran and a former firefighter paramedic, whose past trauma and PTSD led him to substance abuse. At a young age, he began using alcohol and meth ...

PHOENIX (InvestigateTV) — Drive around town and shops offering kratom products seem to be as prevalent as McDonald’s these days. Instead of getting a Happy Meal, recovering addicts say people are ...

A new DJ course for former addicts has been helping them to foster connections and community – something participants said was "paramount" to their recovery. Alex Mac, who took part in the six-week ...