Today, it is known that approximately 23 million people are struggling with addiction. The number is staggering, and people are dying at a rapid rate, especially in light of the tragic opioid epidemic ...

The national recovery movement is growing, and Mike Tyson says that growth depends on stronger collaboration. Tyson, executive director of the National Peer Recovery Alliance, stated that peers and ...

Sweeping social change often begins as a ripple in quiet places: conversations around the kitchen table, in church basements, on school campuses, and the like. For the recovery movement, conversations ...

Mayor London Breed standing at a podium at the San Francisco Recovery Summit on April 24, 2024, where she gave brief remarks. Photo by Joe Rivano Barros. Mission Local is publishing a daily campaign ...

Thomas Higdon was a politics fanatic his entire life: He kept up on the news cycle, he door-knocked for candidates, and he volunteered for a number of campaigns. He long dreamed of working in ...

It’s a well-known fact that moving is good for the body and mind. The mental and emotional benefits of movement are plentiful. The same endorphins that make you feel better when moving also help you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover social impact and entrepreneurship. September is National Recovery Month, a month reserved for celebration by the recovery ...

Twenty-one months ago, presidential hopefuls from both parties descended on New Hampshire ahead of its primary, hearing in town halls and debates the same thing again and again: Save us. These voters ...

Several USC sports teams have begun using the firefly, a small device intended to increase blood-flow after games, practices and workouts. (Photo courtesy of Lauren Campbell) For decades, sports has ...

My first encounter with the notion of recovery came as I glanced through a book covering mental health in the aftermath of my hospitalization. I was an adolescent. As I read the words, it came across ...

The drug gabapentin, currently prescribed to control seizures and reduce nerve pain, may enhance recovery of movement after a stroke by helping neurons on the undamaged side of the brain take up the ...