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Hundreds gathered at Saint Vincent De Paul in Eureka for Unity Day, where volunteers served hot chocolate, shared lifesaving resources, and celebrated community connection. The event brought together diverse organizations focused on supporting neighbors in need.
America's overdose crisis is finally turning a corner. After decades of rising deaths, the nation has now seen three consecutive years of declining fatalities, offering hope that recovery efforts are working.
A year-old night refuge in Masterton is showing that inclusive homeless services work—serving both men and women when most shelters turn women away. Despite funding struggles, Kim's Way stays full most nights, proving desperate need and community commitment.
For the first time in decades, overdose deaths have fallen for three consecutive years, with 70,000 Americans lost in 2025 compared to nearly 110,000 in 2022. The progress brings hope to families affected by addiction, though experts urge continued support for the programs that made this turnaround possible.
A new medication at Deaconess Hospital gives overdose survivors five days of relief from cravings and withdrawal, creating a critical window to connect with long-term treatment. Since February, the pilot has helped patients stabilize faster and return to the ER less often.
When Hurricane Helene cut off access to addiction treatment across western North Carolina, a grassroots network of volunteers stepped in to deliver lifesaving medications and supplies to people in recovery.
A White Rock documentary premiering Friday shows how a father and son broke free from addiction by supporting each other through recovery. Ryan Nielsen now works as a harm reduction coordinator, helping others escape the same cycle.
A White Rock father and son transformed their lives from addiction to recovery, now helping others through their story in a powerful new documentary. Their journey shows how family love can break cycles of substance abuse.
A Pretoria clinic is proving that treating addiction as a health issue instead of a crime saves lives and money. The program offers hope for communities like Westbury, where traditional policing has failed to break cycles of addiction.
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After two decades of rising drug deaths, America just recorded its sharpest decline ever. States are expanding lifesaving tools while preparing for new challenges ahead.
Virginia Tech researchers created a way to measure recovery progress for people quitting multiple substances, celebrating each win instead of demanding complete abstinence. The study of 2,400 people shows incremental progress improves quality of life.
Colorado lawmakers are tackling alcohol-related deaths with a smart new approach. A proposed bill would add small fees to alcohol sales to fund prevention programs and treatment for those who can't afford help.
People who switched to cannabis beverages reduced their weekly alcohol consumption by more than half, according to new research from the University at Buffalo. The familiar social experience of holding a canned drink may make cannabis beverages an easier substitute for heavy drinkers looking to cut back.
After 25 years of rising overdose rates, deaths are finally falling thanks to an unexpected shift in how people use fentanyl. Harm reduction groups making pipes widely available has helped users move away from the deadlier practice of injecting drugs.
For 10 years, a Wisconsin journalist was told "get sober first" before getting help. Then she found SMART Recovery, a peer support program co-founded by a Madison psychologist that welcomes people wherever they are in their journey.
A Washington church just won a landmark legal victory protecting harm reduction services under disability law. The ruling could help communities nationwide save lives through programs like syringe exchanges.
After a near-fatal overdose, Liv transformed her ketamine addiction into a mission to save others from the same pain. Now thriving in recovery, she's using poetry and volunteer work to show young people that healing is possible.
New research from Australia shows harm reduction programs deliver massive returns, saving lives and millions of dollars. Every dollar invested in services like needle exchanges and overdose prevention could return more than $10 in benefits.
New Zealand just proved you can help smokers switch to safer vapes without hooking kids. Youth vaping dropped 50% while the country races toward becoming smoke-free.
People who switched to cannabis beverages cut their alcohol consumption from 7 drinks per week to just 3, according to a first-of-its-kind study from the University at Buffalo. The research offers fresh hope for anyone looking to reduce drinking without going cold turkey.