The most stolen books from San Francisco public libraries' shelves are not the hottest new novels or juicy memoirs, they are books about recovering from addiction. Now, city officials want to provide ...

In this powerful memoir, Tracy Viola shares her journey through addiction, recovery and resilience, offering teens a candid, life-changing perspective before they head into adulthood.. PHILADELPHIA, ...

One of the most compelling books I read this summer, The Recovering, by Leslie Jamison, delves deeply into stories of the author's personal recovery from alcoholism as well as those of beloved artists ...

San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed into law legislation that will make books on addiction recovery free of charge at all city libraries, making it the first city in the country to fund universal ...

After determining the books most frequently stolen from San Francisco public libraries' shelves focus on recovering from addiction, city officials want to provide universal access to free drug ...

There was a time Jennifer Jewell led a normal life, holding down a job, having children and believing everything was fine. Until it wasn’t. Jewell, 44, an Alma native who now resides in Clare County, ...

For those struggling with substance abuse or addiction, the pursuit of pleasure to avoid pain becomes second nature. When that new reality forms and becomes dependent, attempting to break way from ...

Michele Gerber, Ph.D., is the founder and President of the Benton Franklin Recovery Coalition. She is the author of a recent ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - While waiting out a delay on a fateful tarmac, Carl Andersen was mulling the challenges and possibilities of the path before him. Alcoholism had left its mark on his ...

For more than three decades, William Cope Moyers has been focused on recovery. In his 20s and early 30s, Moyers, eldest child of Bill Moyers, former White House press secretary and national TV news ...

Celebrity lives often play out like open books, and while they might seem glamorous on the outside, they are full of very human struggles beneath the surface. Addiction doesn't discriminate, and many ...