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How Making art improves mental health

May is mental health awareness month, making it a great time to invest in new ways to tend to your emotions. Creating various pieces of...

How older adults can get help with addiction

"You might be surprised to learn how many older adults are living with addiction, misusing substances like alcohol, nicotine and...

Health experts explain benefits of Dry January

Dry January is a worldwide initiative and millions take part. The initiative got its start more than a decade ago as the Alcohol Change...

What Happens to Your Body if You Stop Drinking Alcohol?

It’s no secret that consuming alcohol is fundamentally not healthy. We’ve all heard the benefits of not drinking–things like better...

Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not?

"In the fall of 2020, Tadie launched a new approach at Salem Hospital, using $320,000 from a federal grant that the hospital had worked...

yoga as a tool for addiction recovery and mental health

"Practicing yoga on a regular basis helps with more than just flexibility . . . According to American Addiction Centers, yoga encourages...

When it comes to addiction, Americans’ word choices are part of the problem

"In recent years, a coalition of doctors, recovery advocates, researchers, and even government officials have pushed to swap out...

Virginia Mercury: Federal legislation would require states to fund addiction recovery programs

August 25, 2021: U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Henrico, has introduced a bipartisan bill that would create permanent federal funding...

Portland press herald: New documentary explores the recovery side of addiction

May 2021: "Voices of Hope: The Rugged Road to Recovery" includes first-person stories of young people who have struggled with substance...

Scientific American: Fighting Back Against the Stigma of Addiction

January 15, 2021: When health care providers demonize people addicted to drugs or alcohol, it just makes the problem worse. There must be...