After his desperate grappling with his son’s drug abuse, author and journalist David Sheff could not let go of the topic of addiction. His new book, “Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America’s ...

At the height of her addiction to heroin, Tracey Helton Mitchell lived in an alley and sold her body. Now she works as an addiction specialist... An Addict, Now Clean, Discusses Needle Exchanges And ...

Hometown Heroes is an occasional series profiling those dedicated to giving back to their communities in Volusia and Flagler counties. Katherine Russell wanted to die. The opioid addict was done with ...

Today, at 28, Ms. Milton is drug-free, gainfully employed and undergoing treatment to fight her addiction. She is contributing to the society she once drained but struggles every day for acceptance ...

The first time we met Amanda at the east-side Detroit bungalow where she stayed, she reprimanded a woman for smoking a cigarette in front of us; she was concerned we'd end up with headaches. A short ...