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12 Step Addiction Program are helpful peer support groups that ensure long-term abstinence from drugs and alcohol. People in recovery took a great initiative

Joe Hare, who served nine terms as chief of M'Chigeeng First Nation on Manitoulin Island and another five terms as councillor, has died at age 83.

A different area church is profiled each week on the Faith page.

CFC Loud N Clear is the strongest and most effective organization in the Garden State promoting sober living.

Legal marijuana has boosted a violent black market, and todays highly potent forms are more addictive, especially among young people.

Franklin County substance abuse experts shared perspectives on the opioid overdose crisis Wednesday at a Dispatch town hall at OSUs Fawcett Center.

Franklin County saw 825 overdose deaths in 2021, a slight drop from 2020s record. Nearly 90% of deaths involved fentanyl, the coroner’s office said.

Far too many believe that addiction is attributable to character flaws, writes Emily Kauffman, Krisanna Deppen, Brian Pierson and Erin McKnight .

Tips on how to help prevent overdoses, including where to get fentanyl test strips and Narcan to fight opioids

Drugs bought on the internet or street - even some vape pens - often contain deadly fentanyl, Columbus doctors write.