This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR West. I'm Arun Rath. Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died last weekend from an apparent heroin overdose. Since then, many of his fans have been trying to make ...

In recent years, a growing number of celebrities have stepped into the light, sharing their stories of sobriety and recovery ...

Charlie Sheen is sharing his full story—not just half. Now that the Two and a Half Men actor is eight years sober, he detailed the biggest lesson he learned from his public downfall and addiction ...

Sobriety didn’t restore the old version of me; it allowed me to build a new one from the driftwood of the past,” ...

Beyond thumbsucking, the following lessons can apply to other problematic childhood habits like nail-biting, hair-pulling or twisting, whining, shouting, biting, and hitting. They also apply to ...

Organizers and some attendees of the National Recovery Walk event pose for a picture at South Park on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Recounting his journey from Lansing Correctional Facility to mayor of ...

Lessons from Laura: Book One — ‘The Knock on the Door’, a story of love, loss and a fight against addiction. Pathroot is an online support program that addresses a critical need to provide resources ...

A quilt at the home of Catherine Nash in Holden, Mass., includes a quote from her son, Church of Safe Injection founder Jesse Harvey: “People who use drugs to not deserve to die.” Harvey died of an ...

What helps kids to cease sucking their fingers or thumbs? The principles that work can also prove useful for grownups who want to overcome mistaken-things-we-put-in-our-mouths, like excessive food, ...