When she was a child, Nikki Turner said, she knew no one who had been to prison — but that was before childbirth and hip surgery. Pain prompted a prescription to the painkiller OxyContin. Then, an ...

25% of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use. 48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ...

Despite the high prevalence of substance abuse and its often devastating outcomes, especially among disadvantaged populations, few Americans receive treatment for substance use disorders. However, the ...