My previous posts have focused on recognizing and preventing excessive substance use, with an emphasis on providing the latest information about my special interest – cannabis (see 20 Questions to ...

Despite what people may tell you, changing behavior is easy. It’s maintaining change that’s hard—creating new and sustained ways of thinking and behaving. As Mark Twain quipped, “Quitting [smoking] is ...

It's time for America to end its black-and-white thinking about addiction and recovery, according to Johns Hopkins professor Hanna Pickard. Traditional approaches in the U.S.—framing addiction as ...

LAKE JUNALUSKA – Almost 600 people rallied to support recovery from addiction and mental illness on Saturday at Lake Junaluska. People from throughout western North Carolina — including many children ...