"God brought me out of the smoke, out of the situation that I was in, so that I can help others," said Chekesha Kay Ellis ...

Rick Roussin’s new memoir and documentary project explore recovery, faith, leadership, and the role businesses can play ...

The most stolen books from San Francisco public libraries’ shelves are not the hottest new novels or juicy memoirs; they are books about recovering from addiction. Now, city officials want to provide ...

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed signed into law legislation that will make books on addiction recovery free of charge at all city libraries, making it the first city in the country to fund universal ...

One of the most compelling books I read this summer, The Recovering, by Leslie Jamison, delves deeply into stories of the author's personal recovery from alcoholism as well as those of beloved artists ...

There was a time Jennifer Jewell led a normal life, holding down a job, having children and believing everything was fine. Until it wasn’t. Jewell, 44, an Alma native who now resides in Clare County, ...

For those struggling with substance abuse or addiction, the pursuit of pleasure to avoid pain becomes second nature. When that new reality forms and becomes dependent, attempting to break way from ...

Joey Pagano sat on the sidewalk across from the Charleroi police station. The year was 2011. He called his mother, Cindy Pagano, and told her he couldn’t take it anymore. He had just robbed a gas ...

The Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Addiction Awareness Task Force (AATF) launched the Break the Stigma campaign to change the conversation around addiction and recovery. This initiative ...