A hospice nurse has told how she wasn't aware of her spiralling drinking problem until she slashed alcohol from her diet. Julie McFadden, from Los Angeles in California, made the decision to stop ...

A clinical psychologist termed Tyler Skaggs a "high-functioning" addict in the years prior to his 2019 overdose death, tracing a pattern of use that preceded the Los Angeles Angels pitcher’s fatal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whoopi Goldberg Gary Gershoff/Getty Images Whoopi Goldberg has lived hundreds of lives. Since the Hollywood veteran's entry into ...

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.

They haven't lost everything while chasing an insatiable high. They are functioning heroin addicts -- people who hold down jobs, pay the bills and fool their families. For some, addiction is genetic; ...

WILMINGTON, Del. — In a cadence that at times evoked a fish gasping for air, a lead prosecutor for the special counsel, Derek Hines, worked Tuesday to hammer into place the government’s narrative that ...

"The story of the high-functioning alcoholic is not one of obvious tragedy by that of silent suffering." I have often said that a movie or a TV show featuring a high-functioning alcoholic (HFA) would ...

Two high-profile professionals, performance coach Hannah Power and physician Dr Chris Schenewerk, have shared their personal battles with addiction, revealing how success masked deep struggles. Both ...

Whoopi Goldberg has lived hundreds of lives. Since the Hollywood veteran's entry into acting in the 1980s, the actress is one of 19 people to receive the EGOT and the first Black woman to win all four ...