The main goal when determining the level of care is to match the intensity of the treatment to the severity of the addiction.

TOOELE — Alyssa Young never thought she'd ever see her 33rd birthday. Her life was "spiraling out of control for 12 years," she said, and she wasn't sure how long she could last. When she was 21, a ...

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — Wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with the word “PEER,” Joy Bogese approaches people struggling with drug addiction the way a teacher might approach a reluctant student — ...

For many, the holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year. But for others, it can be the most difficult time.

Rehabilitation and treatment must take priority over punishment for drug addicts, says a NIMHANS expert, stressing early ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

MINOT — To understand why harm reduction works, as a public policy, we must first consider what doesn’t work. Prohibition doesn’t work. We tried it with alcohol, and it was one of the most spectacular ...

I’m amazed because more addiction treatment centers are opening and I see more people getting the help they need and want. For many years I have suggested more treatment centers were needed. Today I ...