When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

Some of us swear we could give up anything except the pastries calling from a bakery window. The attraction runs deeper than taste. Once sugar enters your system, it triggers dopamine, opioids, and ...

When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

Camp Mariposa may seem like a storybook summer camp, but campers say their stories are far from it. The national, year-long program teaches children the tools they need to deal with addiction in their ...

Dear Amy: My sister “Lisa’s” husband “Bart” is an alcoholic. Although he has been sober for long periods (on his own, without treatment), he has had at least a dozen relapses in the past 15 years — ...

“Addiction is the only prison where the locks are on the inside.” – Author unknown Addiction is a mental affliction favoring short-term rewards even in the face of long-term harm. With addiction, we ...

Connie Holmes decided at a young age that the drug and alcohol addictions that gripped her father wouldn’t get a hold on her. She chose not to drink alcohol, abuse drugs or use tobacco. “My dad was a ...