Learn the role of a sponsor in addiction recovery, including key qualities, responsibilities, benefits, and choosing the right fit in AA or NA.

You're reading Part 5 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

In 2002, Dimitri M. was ready to die. He’d been addicted to heroin for over 20 years, and his once-promising artistic life had collapsed into a series of banal pit stops: from the methadone clinic, to ...

Due to the inherent anonymity of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and a host of other 12-step programs that specialize in different forms of recovery, statistics on their scope are somewhat elusive; AA ...

Can 12-step programs be required for release from prison? West Virginia is the latest state to end a rule requiring that inmates eligible for parole must complete a religious-based 12-step substance ...

For Stephanie Adams, being Muslim didn’t stop her from having a substance use disorder. But a year into her recovery, a close friend of hers was also grappling with addiction. They said they’d attend ...

A haunting writeup in The New York Times Thursday detailed how actor Philip Seymour Hoffman spent his last days after relapsing back into heroin addiction and leaving the home he shared with his ...

In recognizing addiction as a chronic disease and recovery as a new way of living, treatment at the Betty Ford Center is individualized, collaborative and occurs over the long term through a continuum ...

I found the 12 steps of addiction recovery in a way many addicts do: lost, desperate, broken, and looking for change. However, I wasn't drinking daily, using drugs, gambling or overeating. To most, I ...