STAY AWAKE – Jan. 13, 2026 – If you’re supporting someone in their journey to recovery, help them stay sober…
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EVERYONE NEEDS A FRIENDLY HOME – Jan. 13, 2026 – After a push by an Albuquerque city councilor to get…
STONED NO MORE – Jan. 14, 2026 – Becoming sober has changed Fivio Foreign’s life for the better. In late…
TIMOTHY LEARY’S DEAD? – Jan. 13, 2026 – In the billion-dollar race to commercialize psychedelic medicine, psilocybin, a naturally occurring…
THANK GOD – Jan. 14, 2026 – U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement…
INSANE – JAN. 9, 2026 – Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways…
IT TAKES ALL KINDS – Jan. 8, 2026 – A Hudson County doctor was indicted on 58 counts including charges…
GO JOSH SHAPIRO – Jan. 8, 2026 – The program is run by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs…
COKE IS BACK – Jan. 6, 2026 – For the first time in decades, cocaine is killing more people in…
WHAT INDEED? – Jan. 9, 2026 – Why do people with addiction use drugs self-destructively? Why don’t they quit out…
A TOXIC COMBINATION – Jan. 9, 2025 – One of America’s most infamous corporate characters just made its final curtain…
FAMILY TRAUMA – Jan. 2026 – The tragedy of Rob Reiner and his wife, murdered after decades of attempts to…
AUDIO – INTERNET KILLS – Jan. 5, 2025 – On a Sunday two years ago, Sam Nelson opened up ChatGPT…
BIG CONTROVERSY – JAN. 8, 2026 – Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who’d…
IS THE PLAGUE OVER? – Jan. 8, 2026 – Brothers Lonny and Teyon Fritzler walked amid the tall grass and…
WORDS OF SUPPORT – January 5, 2026 – Paris Jackson is offering a candid look into her sobriety journey. The…
GET OUT OF THE PRISON OF YOUR MIND – Jan. 7, 2026 – Imagine the Grinch as a porch pirate,…
ADDICTION AIN’T SIMPLE – Dec. 25, 2025 – Over the course of several months earlier this year, staff photojournalist Gabrielle…
HOW IS IT DOWN THERE? – Dec. 30, 2025 – Few places have felt the effects of that increase more…
VIDEO – HAVE A HEART – Dec. 31, 2025 – The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans doesn’t quit trying to…
NO ONE HAS TO DIE – Dec. 30, 2025 – “Naloxone is such a safe, easy-to-use, lifesaving tool, and it’s…
VIDEO – STOP THE MADNESS – Jan 2, 2026 – Erin, 22, first took the drug when she was offered…
LIFE’S BIGGEST MOMENT – Dec. 22, 2025 – David Bromstad’s new HGTV special tells the story of him building his…
VIDEO – STAY SOBER – Dec. 18, 2025 – For those struggling with sobriety, the holiday season can be triggering,…
POLICY OF DEATH? – Dec. 22, 2025 – Under an executive order from Donald Trump, federal substance abuse grants can’t…
AND BEST FRIENDS – Dec. 24, 2025 – “It has grown in a way we never anticipated.” When Mickey Bakst…
LESSONS LEARNED? – Dec. 25, 2025 – Overdose deaths are falling at a pace the United States has not seen…
WITHOUT WHIPPED CREAM – Dec. 23, 2025 – As a recovering addict, she says in the past the festive season…
AUDIO – YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? – Dec. 24, 2025 – WBUR’s Deborah Becker visits a community in…
VIDEO – GOING TO ANY LENGTHS – Dec. 24, 2025 – The Sheriff’s Office says it found about 40 people…