“Smoking was my first love,” says Laura Marie, who lit her first cigarette at age 15. Despite seeing the effects of smoking up close — her grandmother died of emphysema, and her sister died of lung ...

Jun 17, 2012 Jun 17, 2012 Updated Sep 4, 2025 Anonymous: (1) Not identified by name; of unknown name. (2) Having no outstanding, individual, or unusual features; unremarkable or impersonal. The ...

With the opioid epidemic killing 80,000 Americans per year, the author argues, why would we deny medicine to those who need it? Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Andy Brehm’s recent Star Tribune ...

After determining the books most frequently stolen from San Francisco public libraries' shelves focus on recovering from addiction, city officials want to provide universal access to free drug ...

Celebrate Recovery is a 12 step program designed for anyone with any kind of issue, not just an alcohol or drug addiction. The program is similar to other addiction support groups but it differs in ...

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 ...