A huge problem in our country is that most of the people whom we trust to provide addiction treatment are poorly qualified or unqualified. The biggest group of these are people without any ...

Addiction is a terrible disease that affects almost 50 million people in the U.S. — as well as their family members, friends and other loved ones. When we talk about addiction, alcohol and drugs may ...

While drug use is clearly a crime, simply attributing it to personal moral failure makes solutions even more elusive. Recognizing that addiction is a disease requiring professional treatment is the ...

Many Utahns have experienced addiction or felt its affects in their immediate family. Few things are more difficult and less understood. But there are some key things we should all know about ...

Scientists have found that the process of adaptive myelination, which helps the brain learn new skills, can also promote addiction to opioids. Our brains, even in adulthood, continually adapt to what ...

Learn to Cope, a peer-led support network for families dealing with addiction and recovery, holds in-person meetings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month in the ...