Benjamin Flaherty's feature documentary debut reveals a seedy subsection of so-called treatment centers which profit from the hamster wheel.

Recovery can often be a painful process, which involves accepting reality, taking accountability, overcoming guilt, and achieving liberation. Be it opioid addiction, eating disorders, substance abuse, ...

Maryland Public Television will premiere the hour-long documentary Real Stories of Addiction and Hope on September 22, 2025, at 9 p.m. on MPT channels and its livestream. The program coincides with ...

Adults who smoke cigarettes and are addicted to alcohol or other drugs were more likely to achieve sustained remission of their substance use disorder symptoms if they also quit smoking, according to ...

Alcohol addiction is a complex but treatable condition, and there are more treatment options available now than ever before. According to the national survey on drug use and health, in 2023, about ...

Aug. 13 (UPI) --A new federal study is linking the ability to quit smoking with longer-term success from the grip of drug or alcohol addiction, as well. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health ...

Despite what people may tell you, changing behavior is easy. It’s maintaining change that’s hard—creating new and sustained ways of thinking and behaving. As Mark Twain quipped, “Quitting [smoking] is ...

When I look back on my journey, I’m reminded of how much can change when you are able to ask for, and receive, help. My name is Dr. Christopher Schenewerk. I am a physician, a father, and a person in ...

National Recovery Month is observed every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community, and the ...