According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; 2023), more than 1 in 9 of American adults (11.8 percent) believe they have ever had a problem with alcohol or other ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

Outreach Development Corporation, a nonprofit with offices on Long Island, has received a $500,500 grant from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) through the state’s ...

SPRINGFIELD — After years of working in addiction treatment, Teressa “Terry” Williams and Leslie Harmon reached the same conclusion: Too many people seeking recovery were getting lost in a system that ...

A new training and development resource is available to the state’s addiction and substance use prevention professionals. The New Jersey Prevention Network recently launched The Learning Center. The ...

Alma Avila, Addiction and Recovery Counseling certificate program director, poses outside her orientation classroom on Aug. 20, 2025. Photo by Abigail Van Neely. Mayor Daniel Lurie said in April that ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — There's a new push to help people in our community who are struggling with addiction. It is a problem that has been particularly bad in the Western New York community, over the ...

Before an audience of local officials, Waynesburg University faculty and mental health professionals, state Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones announced a joint ...

Addictive behaviors often develop during adolescence and can lead to issues with mental and physical health. Despite these consequences, most high school counselors, who are positioned to address ...