We Must Rethink How We Treat Addic­tion

BY PATRICK KENNEDY –

Sept. 10, 2026 –  Guest colum­nist Patrick J. Kennedy is a former con­gress­man for Rhode Island’s 1st Con­gres­sional Dis­trict. “Iron­ic­ally, the very same year I joined the state legis­lature, the nation marked its first-ever National Recov­ery Month not only to shine a light on the men­tal health and sub­stance use dis­orders roil­ing our nation but also to cel­eb­rate indi­vidu­als in recov­ery. “I’m grate­ful to be 15 years sober and to be among the 22 mil­lion of my fel­low Amer­ic­ans in recov­ery.”

Read More