ROANOKE, VA – When people picture homelessness or addiction, certain images often come to mind. “What people see are the quote ‘street people.’ They don’t see what’s going on inside of R.A.M. House.

Hepatitis C affects about 2.7 million Americans today. Injection drug abuse accounts for a large percentage of this population. Hepatitis C is a chronic infection that causes liver damage in many ...

Are you curious about the world's most unusual habits? People can get hooked on things you might never even consider addictive. While some addictions are widely recognized, there are others that fly ...

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and genetic tools, scientists still cannot fully explain why some people get ...

Addiction isn’t always chaos. More often, it’s repetition, concealment, and a slow erosion of choice that feels almost invisible while it’s happening. When people describe being trapped in addiction, ...

It is always a bit shocking to realize how many patients with addiction have been traumatized. I made my usual rounds this morning and there were several patients who had suffered severe trauma as ...

Working to overcome a history as one of the nation's hardest-hit communities for overdoses, Surry County is launching a comprehensive initiative to identify exactly where people struggling with ...

In a world where addiction affects millions of individuals and families, author and speaker Joey McCollum offers a message of clarity, honesty, and hope in his new book, I Don’t Do That Anymore: ...

Author Joey McCollum shares how five simple words helped him break free from addiction and reclaim identity, purpose, and direction. PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES ...