Nick Padlo's addiction to alcohol and drugs didn't happen overnight. "I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety," says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery

Within a day of the double homicide, the public learned of Nick’s long battle with addiction, that reportedly included several failed attempts at rehab, an experience that later became the emotional backbone of "Being Charlie", a film directed by Rob Reiner and co-written by his son.

In 2023, 48.5 million people ages 12 or older in the U.S. contended with a substance use disorder or disorders -- for almost 29 million, it was an alcohol use disorder (AUD) and around 27 million abused drugs. Unfortunately, fewer than 10% of people who ...

Mothers smoking crack cocaine during pregnancy and its lingering effects on their children are the focus of 20-plus years of ongoing research by Case Western Reserve University While the crack cocaine epidemic peaked in the late 1980s, its effects are ...

As the holidays approach, counselors say this time of year can be especially challenging for people battling addiction.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — A recent survey of 1,000 workers across various industries indicated a troubling rise in substance use as a coping mechanism for job stress, workplace pressure and financial strain. The findings suggested that employees are ...

New research suggests that women fall prey to certain bad habits hard and fast—including an alarming breed of obsessive compulsive disorder. Anne* was 34 years old when she thought she'd found her soul mate. Never mind that she was already married with ...

When winter comes, many feel more than just the weather changing. The shorter days, colder nights, and fading sunlight also bring a shift inside us.

The 16-year-old seeks to change the conversation around addiction. After Toni Cornell's father, Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell, died in 2017, she took on a new mission: to educate the public about the realities of addiction. Toni Cornell ...