Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others. Downplaying the effects paradoxically increases stigma.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said addiction is a “spiritual disease” that calls out for the involvement of ...

Trump administration details a new addiction initiative led by HHS secretary Kennedy emphasizing faith-based groups, tough ...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and ...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 4, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Amid mounting drug use and homelessness in U.S. cities, Health Secretary Robert F.

The White House unveiled a new effort to streamline the country’s response to its drug and alcohol epidemic. But the ...

"Don't give me narcotics." Emmalee Hortin, a doula, recalled one of her clients delivering that message to hospital staff.

Trump's Great American Recovery Initiative targets addiction crisis affecting 48.4 million Americans. Like AA, it recognizes the importance of community, health and faith ...

Last February, a Sioux City native opened an alcohol-free bar on Historic 4th street, in memory of her sister who died from ...

Addiction recovery advocates are wary that President Donald Trump’s plan for addressing the substance abuse epidemic in the United States won’t sufficiently help the problem without action from ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will invest $100 million to improve homelessness, opioid addiction and ...