Sixteen months ago, I woke up in a hospital bed at Albany Medical Center connected to tubes, with my mother standing over me. Someone I owed money to had run me over with his car. That was a turning ...

For the estimated 20.5 million people in the United States in recovery for substance use disorder, there's no one goal: Recovery is a spectrum. For some, "successful recovery" can be defined as total ...

On the trek to Annapurna base camp near Landruk, Nepal Source: Dan Mager The blessing lies close to the wound. —African Proverb It was the third day of my medically managed detox when one of the ...

This is Recovery Diaries, where people in recovery from substance use disorders get real about their unique ups, downs, and everything in between — because no two journeys are the same. Share on ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

Katelyn Fullbright on the day she graduated from Women in Recovery.Credit...Barrett Emke for The New York Times Supported by By Nicholas Kristof Photographs by Barrett Emke Mr. Kristof is an Opinion ...

Several years ago, I noticed a man on the side of the road as I walked. I stopped to talk. With all his belongings at his side, he smiled, "Today is the first day of my recovery." At the time, I ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — September is National Recovery Month and The Recovery Gym is dedicated to helping people on the path to recovery. Two years ago, if you'd told J'shon Bryant he'd be a member at a ...

In 2018, at our annual Christmas party, my friends from high school and I decided to buy tickets to see our favorite band. It was probably my idea, but I don’t remember because I drank enough red wine ...

After the first steps are taken to move away from homelessness, mental health and addiction, Soul Recovery Cafe offers a space to bridge the gap to a healthier community by encouraging continued ...