Dear Eric: I’ve just turned 40 this past year. The last 15 years I was in a horrible drug addiction. I lied and hurt and did terrible things to a lot of people, especially my family. About eight years ...

When substance abuse enters a family’s life, it rarely affects just one person. The ripple effects touch everyone in the household, altering relationships, routines, and the emotional atmosphere that ...

I am tired of seeing so many drug addicts in this city. I can’t go to the grocery store without addicts standing around the door begging for change to buy more drugs. I took my granddaughter to the ...

LIMA — The Lima Police Department recently posted on its Facebook page about an increase in overdoses in Lima over the past few weeks. With September being National Recovery Month, where organizations ...

Mallory Berry was ready to give up. It was 2019, and her addiction—prescription opioids had led her to heroin—had left her bedridden. An infection had eaten through parts of her pelvic bones, stomach ...

Dear Eric: I have been in recovery for alcohol addiction for almost 31 years. Needless to say, my life is wonderful and so good compared to those years when I was active in my addiction. Recently I ...

When dealing with an adult child who has an active addiction, parents often feel torn between the desire to help and the fear of enabling harmful behaviors. The instinct to protect and support your ...

The clients who schedule appointments with Sarah Borden at Ride or Dye, a hair salon off Sixth Street, often have some ties to the recovery world. Whether it’s through their work as treatment ...

(WIFR) - As the holidays approach, counselors say this time of year can be especially challenging for people battling addiction. “I think we see an uptick in all kinds of unhealthy coping mechanisms ...