Burnout and low wages make it difficult to recruit and retain addiction recovery counselors. But those who do enter the field are often motivated by a need to give back, experts said.

After all, you can educate students through college campuses and school classes on the use of drugs. It’s often more harrowing and offputting to see the ramifications that come with drug taking, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Limited recovery resources in Portland make getting clean unreachable for many, so Portland Community College (PCC) is training people to reach out to the homeless community through ...

William Brown, a single father in his 40s, overcame his opioid addiction and went back to college after a series of run-ins with the law. He credits his recovery to UNC REACH, a medical clinic that ...

John Driscoll, president and CEO of Caron Treatment Centers, is on a mission to eliminate the stigma that keeps millions from ...