NASHUA – Rise Barber Shop is a new recovery-friendly workplace on the corner of West Hollis Street, striving to reignite the spirit in addicts. Chris Dinicola founded the business, which in some ways ...

Almost two decades ago, I rushed to the emergency room because one of my patients had overdosed. I had met the patient a month before as part of my newly minted primary care practice in Florala, ...

Gov. Chris Sununu is joining an effort to reduce the stigma of drug addiction in New Hampshire. Sununu, a Republican, attended a press conference Wednesday organized by DrugfreeNH.org, a collaborative ...

Cuts in Medicaid payments to behavioral health providers are forcing cuts at Kentucky's largest provider of treatment for addiction. (Getty Images) An Eastern Kentucky provider of addiction services ...

Two years after Oregon voters decriminalized possession of all drugs, lawmakers are debating taking millions of dollars away from addiction services and sending it back to local governments. Advocates ...

Last year, for the first time in a decade, New York recorded a drop in deaths related to opioid abuse. The drop was modest, and the challenge ahead remained daunting. But finally, there was hope. The ...

When Kim, a grandmother in recovery, moved to North Carolina to be closer to her son in 2018, she initially had difficulties filling her buprenorphine (Suboxone) prescription because her provider ...

NAMI-Minnesota Executive Director Sue Adberholden: "We have the support of the Legislature, the legal community, the health-care industry, the schools, the police. We don’t know for sure if they will ...

Leonetti Confetti is a Twin Cities creator of custom confetti for weddings, parties and other celebrations. Credit: Kylee and Christian Creative Kristy Williams will be the first to tell you that her ...

Teenagers, just like adults, can suffer from a variety of addictions. There's one dangerous addiction all parents need to know about. We must warn you some of these images might be too graphic for ...

When someone harms themselves by cutting, burning, punching, or engaging in other forms of self-injury (without intending for death to be an end goal), they’re engaging in what’s known as non-suicidal ...

Last week, Louisville Metro Council approved the fiscal year 2020 budget, with no discussion before the vote, with 24 in favor and one opposed. This budget included severe cuts to important programs ...