Publications

Should I be Ashamed of my Recovery?

The Early Stages of Recovery: When is it OK to Start a Relationship?

What Addicts Wish People Understood About Addiction

A New Opioid Treatment Program for Residents in Washington, D.C.

There Is No "Fast Track" For the Addiction Recovery Process

Drug Overdose Deaths In New Hampshire In 2014

How to Deal With Discomfort In Recovery and Maintain Sobriety

What Happens During the First Year of Recovery?

What are the keys to preventing relapse for someone who is in recovery?

Personality types in 12-step meetings - Reclaim Your Life From Addiction

New Jersey Governor Issues Pardon for Man Who Overcame Addiction

Offering Recovery Support To A Loved One Without Enabling Them

The Reality of Mental Health Issues on College Campuses and How they Lead to Addiction

Preventing relapse when you're going off to college

Improving Detox and Substance Abuse Treatment

Adult Opioid Treatment Doesn't Work for Teens

Freedom From Addiction Launches, Challenging the Shadow of Anonymity to Stamp Out the Stigma of Addiction

Addiction Experts Criticize Maine's Opiate Bill

Hollywood Heroin and Why the More Toxic the Drug the More Desirable It Is

GOP Candidates Call for End to Stigma Around Drug Addiction

Carly Fiorina Speaks First-Hand About Drugs and Drug Abuse

Happy New Year!

Study: The Non-medical Use of Prescription Drugs

The Truth About Female and Male Drinking Patterns

Holidays, Family and Addiction

California's Rehabilitation Plan

Heroin and Fentanyl Keep Death Toll on the Rise

Politicians Address the Heroin Crisis

How Prescription Drug Abuse Affects Work

Opioid Deaths Continue to Increase

Do Creative People Turn to Drugs More Than Others?

Addiction and the Holidays

Recovery: What to Read

Freedom From Addiction Launches Online Resource Center

Reasons to be Open About Your Recovery

Alcohol Addiction's New Demographic

Handling Addiction Through Party Season

Prescription Pills As a Gateway Drug

Addiction: It's Not the Person's Fault

Four Inspirational Quotes to Start Your Week

Heroin Addiction: It's Not the Person's Fault

Vermont Launches Opiate Treatment Program

How Today's Drug Epidemic is Influencing What We Read

What to Read

What's Killing White Middle Aged Americans?

You Know Nothing About Addiction.

Moms United to End the War on Drugs

Knowledge Helps You Cope

From an Addict's Point of View

How to Parent a Grown Child with Addiction

A New Way to Look at Addiction

Survival Tips for Loving an Addicted Person

An Addict is not a Problem Person

It All Started With a Prescription

Mindfulness-Based Treatments

Narcan is Only Part of the Solution

How iPhones are Helping Battle Addiction

Motivational Quotes

Addiction is an Illness

Breaking the Stigma of Addiction

Addiction From a Sister's Perspective

The Opioid Epidemic: Who's to Blame?

How Addiction Affects Men and Women

Middle America's Pervasive Heroin Problem

Taking the Stigma Out of Addiction

Tough Love

Teen's Detox Video

Why Education is Important for Dealing with Addiction

U.S. Surgeon General Fights Back Against Addiction

Sober Celebrities Making a Difference

DNC Caucus for Addiction Solutions

Inspiring Takeaways from the Addiction Solutions Caucus at the DNC

Remembering Amy Winehouse

Remembering Marilyn Monroe

Refurbished "This Is Your Brain On Drugs" Campaign Appeals To Parents

Remembering Robin Williams

Lisa Marie Presley Checks Into Rehab

Remembering Elvis Presley

In 4 Hours, Heroin Overdose Claims One Life, Affects 26 Others In Small West Virginia Community

Funding for Opioid Epidemic Shifts to Fight Zika

Remembering Brian Epstein

Addressing Pain Management for Older Adults and the Opioid Epidemic

10 Fun Ideas For Sober Dating

Having Sex While On Drugs

Dating and Alcohol

Trauma and Substance Abuse

How 4 Common Traumas Relate to Addiction

FBI and DEA Fail to Address the Issues at Latest Panel

Mental Health and Addiction

7 Ways To Manage Anxiety Without Medication

The Stigma Surrounding Mental Illness and Addiction

LGBTQ Community and Addiction

4 Helpful Things To Look For When Searching For a Rehab as an LGBTQ Community Member

Substance Abuse Treatment with LGBTQ Individuals

Seattle Plans Drug Treatment Centers as Opioid Addiction Rises

Chinese Carfentanil Exports and the Rise in U.S. Overdoses

Substance Abuse on College Campuses

Medicaid rules, restrictions pose challenge to some states

Are You A Binge Drinker? 5 Signs That You Might Be Overdoing It In College

Big pharma's underhanded marketing techniques, misrepresentation behind opioid epidemic

How Do I know If I Need Treatment?

5 Things To Consider When Searching For A Rehab Facility

Talking To A Loved One About Getting Help

5 Signs That Your Loved One Might Have an Addiction Problem

Bipartisan Effort to Fight the Opioid Epidemic in Vermont

The Pharmaceutical Industry's Role in the Opioid Crisis

5 Things to Consider When Developing an Aftercare Plan

4 Steps to Continue Recovery after Sobriety

Surgeon General: Addiction is a Medical Issue, Not a Criminal One

How Mental Health is Misunderstood

4 Common Rules of Rehab

How to Build a Positive Support System

Understanding PTSD and Addiction

Opioid Overdose Among Children and Teens

4 Things You Should Know About Addiction

4 Major Obstacles in Opiate Addiction Recovery

6 Steps for Staging an Intervention

5 Signs to Look After for a Possible Relapse

Finding New Solutions to Treat Drug and Alcohol Addiction

After Surgeon General's Address, It's Time to Destigmatize the Disease of Addiction

How insurers and unreliable treatment centers are driving an addiction epidemic

How America's Broken Health Care System is Contributing to Addiction

Politics and the Fallacy of Treatment Policy

Brad Pitt Goes Sober: Why It's So Tough to Quit Alcohol

As Fentanyl Spreads, States Step Up Responses

Connecticut receives $5.5 million federal grant to combat opioid epidemic

Can marijuana help solve the opioid epidemic?

The Thin Line Between Drinking Too Much and Alcoholism

In California, Researchers See Potential in Cannabis to Fight Opioid Epidemic

D.C., Maryland, and Virginia officials meet to pool resources in fight against opioid crisis

How 'Trumpcare' could affect ongoing opioid epidemic

In Massachusetts, Public Bathrooms Become Ground Zero In The Opioid Epidemic

On Overcoming Addiction by Dr. Phil

Jersey Shore's Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Is 18 Months Sober After a Painkiller Addiction 'Spiral'

Virginia prisons tapped to learn more about opioid addiction treatment

5 Ways To Get Help For An Opioid Addiction

GOP health plan for pre-existing conditions spawns worries

How the Opioid Crisis is Threatened by Healthcare Reform

Overcoming Opioids: Special schools help teens stay clean

How Prince Concealed His Addiction: Aspirin Bottles of Opiates

Let's Go for a Win on Opioids

After years of playing catch-up, CDC said it's time to get ahead of the opioid epidemic

Opioids Abuse Growing Among Teenagers

One Man's Struggle with Opioid Addiction

How Jessica Grubb's Addiction Affected Obama

How To Know if You're Becoming Alcohol Dependent

A Look at America's Opioid Crisis: Massachusetts

Drugs or Dreams: Children of America's Opioid Crisis

When Rehab Might Help An Addict - But Insurance Won't Cover It

2 of a Farmer's 3 Children Overdosed. What of the Third - and the Land?

Is Addiction a "Brain Disease" via Harvard Health

China's Move to Ban Fentanyl could help Curb Drug Addiction Crisis in US

How to Treat Chronic Pain Without Becoming Addicted to Opiates

What is an Intensive Outpatient Program for Addiction?

Resources for Drug Addiction Information

10 Ways to Help You Stay Sober During the Holidays

What Is The Revolving Door of Rehab and How Can I Avoid It?

New PDMP Initiatives Aimed at Curbing the Opioid Epidemic

The Updating of CDC Painkiller Guidelines To Curb Opioid Addiction

Heroin Mentioned in State of the Union Address - Heroin Addiction in America

Citizens Take Recovery Into Their Own Hands

Painkillers, teen athletes and addiction

How to Survive the Heroin Epidemic

Nine out of Ten Patients Who Overdosed on Opioids and Survived Still Get Their Meds

Looking Back Through Tears: A Mother's Point of View on Addiction

How Heroin Hijacks the Brain

Moms Get Treatment Not Jail

Should Drugs Be Part of Recovery?

How the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism is Using Science to Defeat Addiction

What You Need to Know About Addiction

How Rapper 360 Got Clean

From Heroin Addict to Recovery

The Game Changing Drug for Heroin Addiction

5 Myths About Addiction We Need to Break

Scientists Test New Painkiller: Like Morphine, But Without the Addiction

GOP Pushes Congress to Act on Drug Addiction Epidemic

What it Means to Be the Parent of an Addict

Addiction Changes Brain Biology in Three Stages

Lessening the Stigma

Region Still in the Grip of Deadly Heroin Addiction

Suggested Reading List for Addicts

Mass. Law: No More Sending Addicted Women to Prison

New Documentary Shows What A Humane Approach To Addiction Looks Like

NBA Star Chris Herren Speaks of Drug Addiction

Are You at Risk for Addiction?

Is There a U.S. Injection Facility in the Works?

How Would Candidates Fix the Heroin Epidemic

Children of Addiction Cope Together Through New Program

Massachusetts Signs Law to Combat Opioid Addiction

Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) Receives Local and National Support

Addiction on TV

Is Medically Assisted Treatment the Answer?

Demand Surges for Addiction Treatment During Pregnancy

President Addresses Nation at Heroin Summit in Atlanta

Can This Test Save You From Addiction?

Sharing Opioids and Other Painkillers Leads to Rise in Drug Addiction

Long Term Marijuana Use Effects on Brain Rewards System

Freedom From Addiction Interviews Lisa F. Smith, Author of "Girl Walks Out of a Bar"

Congressman Stewart is Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in Utah

Detecting The Risk Factors For Alcohol Abuse In Adolescents Before It Starts

How Needles Exchanges are Making a Difference

Six Addiction and Recovery Books You Can Relate To

Remembering Jim Morrison

House Passes Opioid Abuse Legislation

Opioid Medication Found on Prince at Time of Death

R and B Singer Chaka Khan Enters Rehab

Remembering Judy Garland

Freedom From Addiction Co-Produces Addiction Across America, A Docu-Series

Remembering Philip Seymour Hoffman

Senate Approves Opioid Addiction Bill to Combat Current Crisis

Individual vs Group Therapy

Finding Addiction Treatment as a Single Parent

Talking to Children About Recovery and Addiction

How Children are Affected by Addicted Parents

How the Response to the Opioid Crisis Affected the 2016 Presidential Elections

6 Signs You're in a Codependent Relationship

How Mindfulness and Meditation can Help Heal Addiction

4 Ways to Break Your Addiction and Regain Control of Your Life

Overcoming Drug Addiction: Making a Change and Exploring your Treatment Options

After Son's Heroin Overdose, 'Guardian Angel' Mom Finds Hope (Part 2)

The Disturbing Relationship Between Addiction and ADHD

After Son's Heroin Overdose, 'Guardian Angel' Mom Finds Hope (Part 1)

A Look at America's Opioid Crisis: Arizona

A Look at America's Opioid Crisis: Iowa

A Look at America's Opioid Crisis: Washington

A Look at America's Opioid Crisis: California

A Look at America's Opioid Crisis: Utah

A Look at America's Opioid Crisis: Milwaukee

The Two Types of Prescription Drug Abuse

Harm Done: Overdosing on a Quick Fix

Ben Affleck Reveals He Completed Rehab for Alcohol Addiction: 'I'm Lucky to Have the Love of My Family'

10 Key Signs of Having an Addiction

Would you delete traumatic memories? Scientists have discovered how

Are women increasingly at risk of addiction?

Long-term opioid addiction can start in the ER (Op-Ed)

Maryland Governor declares State of Emergency for Opioid Crisis

Louisville rattled by 151 overdoses in 4 days

How to Talk to Your Kids about Family Addiction

Life After Treatment: Six Steps for a Lifetime of Good Health and Sobriety

How To Choose Good Vs Bad Rehab

Everyone is Doing It! How the Media Encourages Heavy Drinking in Mothers

Does Rehab Work? Battling Denial to Achieve a Life of Recovery

How Shame Plays a Role in Opioid Addiction

How Spirituality Treatments Work in Treating Addiction

Using Goal Setting to Break the Cycle of Addiction

Understanding the Psychology of Addiction

Building a Meaningful Drug and Alcohol-Free Life

Recognizing When Someone Has An Addiction

Battling Today's Opioid Epidemic

Changing Your Drinking Before it Changes You

Healthy Ways to Cope with Stress

How To Know When to Seek Treatment for Alcoholism

Understanding the Process of Detox

What is a Partial Hospitalization Program for Addiction?

5 Myths About Addiction Crushed by Evidence-Based Science

Top 3 Methods for Parents to Deter Children from Drinking and Using Drugs

Understanding the Link Between Celebrities and Teen Drug Use

I Want to Drug Test My Child, but Will it Break the Trust?

What is an Outpatient Program for Addiction?

What is Evidence-Based Treatment for Addiction?

What is Medical Detox for Addiction?

What is a Relapse Prevention Program for Addiction?

What Is a 12 Step Treatment Program for Addiction?

What is a Holistic Therapy Program for Addiction?

What is a Sober Living Program?

8 Steps to Surviving the Holidays While New to Recovery

CDC Updates Painkiller Guidelines To Curb Opioid Addiction

Is LSD Addictive Or Habit Forming?

The Power of Group Therapy in Addiction Treatment

How Do Fentanyl Treatment Programs Help Patients?

A Legitimate Disease: Breaking the Stigma of Addiction

Relapse Prevention: Learning to Use Mindfulness After Treatment

Recognizing Relapse and What to Change

Actress Mackenzie Phillips is Honored for Her Journey to Recovery

Increasing Rehabilitation Benefits: What Unites the Presidential Candidates

New Information From the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Stories on Sober Celebrities in 2016

What Skills Are Taught in Relapse Prevention Programs?

Your Support Group may Save Your Life

Why are More Pharmacies Stocking Naloxone?

Understanding Narcan: Should First Responders Carry this Medication?

National Institute on Drug Abuse Increases Efforts to Understand Addiction

Finding Answers: Why It's so Hard to Overcome Addiction on Your Own