Isolation is a tendency often observed by specialists in those suffering from and with addictions. The body’s opiate receptors are thought to be affected by social isolation, causing individuals to ...

Early in the response to the coronavirus, Dr. Marvin Seppala, chief medical officer at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation warned that moving people in recovery from addiction to online meetings could ...

When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

Clean Recovery Centers, a local Florida drug and alcohol rehab, has published a new blog focused on how social disconnection and substance use disorders often develop together and reinforce one ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. For 50 years, Toby Nigh had what he describes as the perfect life. He had a good job, a happy family, and if you had asked ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke Thursday at the Gaylord Opryland Resort, opening up about his own struggles with substance abuse and how communities can be ...

There’s a Yiddish saying: “A shikker iz a goy,” which translates to “an alcoholic is a non-Jew.” Filled with sharp consonants, the phrase is harsh to say, and for Jews with substance abuse disorders ...