The phenomenon of being “Cali sober” is taking the recovery world by storm. It is defined as dedicating oneself to a life free of drugs and alcohol — except for cannabis and other psychedelics.

Addiction therapists commonly encounter the quixotic efforts of patients to continue drinking or using other drugs without negative consequences. Talking to patients with substance use disorders often ...

“The world breaks everyone. And afterward many are strong in the broken places.” —Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms While the term recovery can be applied to getting better or improvement related ...

Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This ...

A man suffering from long-term drug use who could only walk with extreme difficulty. Photo by Griffin Jones on July 8, 2023. As San Francisco politicians increasingly embrace abstinence-first ...

Recovery from alcohol addiction generally follows the stages of abstinence, withdrawal, repair, and growth. If you think you may have a drinking problem, you’re definitely not alone. In 2021, ...

Every day, drug and alcohol addiction shatters families, destabilizes neighborhoods, derails careers, and steals the lives of countless Americans. This National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery ...

It’s our Spring Member Drive and we’re trying to raise $16,000 by March 19. Will you make a gift to help us reach our goal? Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories on housing and addiction.

Reducing stimulant use was associated with significant improvement in measures of health and recovery among people with stimulant use disorder, even if they did not achieve total abstinence. This ...