CLEVELAND - Participating in community service activities and helping others is not just good for the soul; it has a healing effect that helps alcoholics and other addicts become and stay sober, a ...

GROVE CITY, Pa. (WYTV) – Two women who know what it is like to come out of the other side of active addiction are reaching their one-year anniversary of helping other women recover. Cortney Norris and ...

Michele Gerber, Ph.D., is the founder and President of the Benton Franklin Recovery Coalition. She is the author of a recent ...

One of the major pitfalls for recovering addicts is not being able to find things to do in place of the drugs and alcohol. It’s a problem one local group is working hard to solve. Coulee Council on ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The holidays can be an especially challenging time for people in recovery from addiction. Community Matters Cafe in Charlotte is helping give recovering addicts a ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Recovering from addiction is hard, and doing it alone can feel impossible, but Never Alone Foundation, a foundation helping those suffering through addiction, held its ...

In 12-step groups, addicts must acknowledge the powerlessness, unmanageability, and denial that have impacted them. This is known as the “first step” in the 12 steps. It’s vital for addicts to reach ...

People going through life transitions, such as loss of home or family ties, and mental illnesses suffer a loss of identities. The change involves a sense of loss of continuity and confusion about ...

Why do stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking? A new study from Texas A&M University offers one ...