HOUSTON – Addiction as we know it is an epidemic. It’s deadly and isolating and can impact anyone at any time. People with addiction often say a major reason they do not seek treatment is because of ...

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — Blue Waters Recovery Foundation in South Florida has taken a unique approach to addiction recovery by pairing sober living residents with rescue dogs, a strategy that founder ...

When Laura Helvey met Catherine Gabbard in the summer of 2023, she was sitting on the ground next to her dog, Bossy, crying. Gabbard was about to disregard her orders from a Kentucky court to go to ...

Discover how Dogs Matter, a Texas nonprofit, helps recovering addicts by fostering their dogs, offering hope, and reuniting families after treatment.

(CNN) — Stephen Knight, whose nonprofit saves lives by providing foster care for dogs while their owners focus on addiction recovery, is the 2024 CNN Hero of the Year. Online voters selected him from ...

Tina Mackay runs Ruff Recovery, a small nonprofit dog shelter in Cashmere that gives free housing for the dogs of people working through homelessness and addiction while they go to drug rehabilitation ...

The world that active addicts and addicts in recovery share is the same in some important respects. None of us can simply overrule the laws of gravity or no longer need oxygen and food. There are ...