DELRAY BEACH — If only the train would come now, Desmond Meade said he remembered thinking as he stood on railroad tracks in Miami 19 years ago. The train would mangle his body, snuff out his life.

Substance abuse and addiction are widely misunderstood. Many still view substance use as a weakness or personal failure, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Addiction isn’t a question of ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY)– Chad Landry said his drug addiction has been a slippery slope for him; he said meeting the love of his life, Jennifer Landry, helped him realize there are more important things ...

Homelessness, addiction, and abuse don’t exist in a vacuum. Too often, our society views these challenges as personal failures as if these crises start with “bad choices” and end with personal ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Starting a new year may bring reflection on the previous year. A man in recovery is inviting others to begin the new year with the hope of overcoming drug and ...

One runner recently participated in a race while wearing an ankle monitor, which serve as a reminder of the battles he is working to overcome. There is scientific evidence that running can help people ...

A Bushwick woman is going viral on social media by being brutally honest about her two-decade long struggle to overcome a crack cocaine addiction. Kim Quidone, known as Kracking up with Kim on TikTok, ...

From rock bottom to a life of purpose—Donnie Brown shares his incredible recovery journey. His story of overcoming a 25-year addiction is nothing short of inspiring. Learn how he found help and turned ...

Rev. Lisa Yerby-Bryson says she found herself struggling with addiction and destined for an early death before her faith helped her recover. She founded Praising Through Recovery, a program designed ...

Vidya Nair is the clinical director of Casa Flores, a Hanley Foundation program that helps moms rich and poor beat addiction ...

In this episode of Mental Health Monthly, hosts Dan DeGryse and Chris Muscle sit down with Tim Gibbons, a retired Chicago Fire Department battalion chief, to explore his remarkable 40-year journey in ...

The crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s was met with demonization, mass incarceration and dehumanization of Black crack addicts. The opioid epidemic of today is being met with empathy, understanding ...