Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

For 27 years, the Sandy Springs-based Mary Hall Freedom Village has provided programs and housing to help women to get back on their feet. A recent $50,000 grant from the Truist Foundation is making ...

This month is National Recovery Month, and it’s a good time to focus a spotlight on the realities of life for so many people in our community: those struggling from addiction. The face of addiction ...

At the beginning of March, the Madison Fire Department implemented a new initiative to begin carrying and administering buprenorphine. Emergency responders can administer buprenorphine to treat opioid ...

Scientists have pinpointed a hidden brain circuit that may explain why withdrawal drives people back to alcohol.