According to recent estimates, over two million people are currently in recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) worldwide. This includes about 1.5 million people in the U.S. and over 500,000 people ...

“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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It’s the first Sunday of Lent, a time when many Christian believers choose to temporarily give something up for the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter. However, a ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Step Denver launched in 1983 on the same block of Larimer Street it still sits today. Ask anyone who’s been through the program and they’ll say it wasn’t easy, but that sometimes the ...

Addiction medicine offers a useful framework. Many people use substances without developing addiction. The difference often ...

SELINSGROVE — Jacob Story was 21 years old, living in Oklahoma City, and struggling with addiction. “I was finally ready to admit I needed help,” he said, when he began noticing churches with banners ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A new program in Levelland is offering resources for individuals battling addiction. Covenant Health Levelland’s One-Eighty Program provides medical stabilization for those ...