I'm an addict/alcoholic. Pretty much everything I do reflects this part of me. Perhaps the best way to describe the nature of me in the world is to say, in a phrase from the Eagles, that I've wanted ...
In his new book "Clean," author David Sheff poses a massive health epidemic in America -- the widespread disease of drug use and addiction. Sheff argues that drug addiction should be treated as a ...
In 2016, KrebsOnSecurity exposed a network of phony Web sites and fake online reviews that funneled those seeking help for drug and alcohol addiction toward rehab centers that were secretly affiliated ...
A local woman shares her story of secretly dealing with a cleaning addiction. No weather data available ...
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — He lost his younger brother to an overdose. But through the pain, a former Brevard cop, whose job was to combat drugs, is sharing his brother’s story. Greg Richter's brother Tim ...
Springfield native Jeff Childress began using drugs when he was 12 years old — and he never stopped. He didn’t know as a pre-teen it would lead him to prison twice and homelessness. “Basically, it was ...
SHERIDAN — He tried everything to get clean. Chris Evans attended in-patient substance abuse treatment 11 times. He leaned on friends and family for support during bouts of sobriety. He spent time in ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A mother was left heartbroken when she saw the memorial she created for her son, and many others, was damaged. On Thursday, she was met by a group of strangers eager to help ...
It’s easy to immerse yourself in the bubble that is the recovery community. Suddenly you look around and everybody you know or date is in a 12 step program. Sure, they “get” you and your insane ...
Reviewed by Hunter R. Slaton. Sheff’s bestselling Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction flipped the script on the traditional first-person addiction memoir, painting an ...
The program has proven its worth in the minds of White, Ackerman and, in particular, Evans. White said individuals involved in the addiction medicine program locally have experienced high sobriety ...