Breaking free from the shackles of addiction is akin to a rebirth; it presents an opportunity to reconstruct a life based on ...

For decades, smoking has remained one of the most devastating public health crises worldwide. However, societal ...

A father grieving the loss of his son is telling his son's story for the first time since he died four years ago from ...

As someone who has spent nearly 20 years working in behavioral health, addiction treatment, and stigma change, I see ...

The push to regard addiction as a disease is well-intentioned—driven by a desire to lessen stigma—but fails to account for the many facets and facts of the condition. Worse, it robs sufferers ...

The conversation around substance use disorders (SUD) and recovery is evolving, but stigma remains a significant barrier to ...

“As Patron of the Forward Trust, I am delighted to, once again, support Addiction Awareness Week. It has been heartening to see that progress is still being made to end the stigma ...

Libby Short, the mother of an addict; Christie Wall, the daughter of an addict; and AK Murrey, a former addict herself, each ...