North Easton’s Kevin Hayden is racing with Learn to Cope, honoring loved ones lost and supporting families navigating ...

After writing about a racist attack on his last album, the award-winning musician wanted his new work to be happier. Then life took him down a different path. He discusses stigma, shame and how he got ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Last year, more than 107,000 people died from a drug ...

The Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Addiction Awareness Task Force (AATF) launched the Break the Stigma campaign to change the conversation around addiction and recovery. This initiative ...

In the U.S. legal community, there is extensive formal treatment of issues relating to substance use. After all, substance use is often illegal or regulated, and there is prominent case law touching ...

Clyde Davis battled a methamphetamine and heroin addiction for over nine years. He tried various treatment programs, but none worked for him before he reached his insurance maximum and was forced to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The stigma associated with opioid drug abuse and overdose deaths has spread to the treatment that has saved thousands of lives.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Untreated drug and alcohol use contribute to ...

Belle Smith was using heroin a few years ago and didn’t have access to a clean syringe. A needle broke in her arm and caused an infection. Smith went to a nearby hospital in South Carolina, where she ...

On this blog, we have discussed the myriad challenges posed by addiction stigma. For those who have been incarcerated, however, these challenges are compounded by the presence of stigma against ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Lacey is a Chicagoan in recovery who used substances for 14 ...

The stigma associated with opioid drug abuse and overdose deaths has spread to the treatment that has saved thousands of lives. Treatment experts say the harmful attitude aimed at those addicted to ...