At the height of her addiction to heroin, Tracey Helton Mitchell lived in an alley and sold her body. Now she works as an addiction specialist... An Addict, Now Clean, Discusses Needle Exchanges And ...

There's an old AA saying that goes “You can tell when an addict is lying because their lips are moving.” Unfortunately, lying is the loyal ride-along to addiction. As a six-time rehab-veteran, an ...

Readers react to a guest essay critical of the concept of codependency and tough love. To the Editor: Re “No, Love Doesn’t Make You an Enabler,” by Maia Szalavitz (Opinion guest essay, July 10): Tough ...

After his desperate grappling with his son’s drug abuse, author and journalist David Sheff could not let go of the topic of addiction. His new book, “Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s ...

Hometown Heroes is an occasional series profiling those dedicated to giving back to their communities in Volusia and Flagler counties. Katherine Russell wanted to die. The opioid addict was done with ...

Today, at 28, Ms. Milton is drug-free, gainfully employed and undergoing treatment to fight her addiction. She is contributing to the society she once drained but struggles every day for acceptance ...

The first time we met Amanda at the east-side Detroit bungalow where she stayed, she reprimanded a woman for smoking a cigarette in front of us; she was concerned we'd end up with headaches. A short ...