It's time for America to end its black-and-white thinking about addiction and recovery, according to Johns Hopkins professor Hanna Pickard. Traditional approaches in the U.S.—framing addiction as ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

The recovery process from Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) has evolved over time. So often, the recovery process is referred to as a “pathway” or “journey,” which may seem like appropriate terms.

People addicted to drugs or alcohol are stigmatized in our society, which can impede their recovery. We cannot readily understand how they are thinking and why they are making the unhealthy choices ...

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Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The disease of addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a crisis that touches families in every community and neighborhood in our Nation. 48.4 million ...