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"God brought me out of the smoke, out of the situation that I was in, so that I can help others," said Chekesha Kay Ellis ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

The number of opioid-involved drug overdose deaths in 2023 decreased for the first time in five years. Minnesota health officials say 54 people have died from suspected drug overdoses in just the ...

Kevin Alter fell into drugs when he was only 17. His journey downhill began during his high school years on Long Island when ...

Section 1. Purpose and Policy. The disease of addiction, also known as substance use disorder, is a crisis that touches families in every community and neighborhood in our Nation. 48.4 million ...