I was arrested, relapsed, and hit rock bottom. After getting sober, I rebuilt my life and opened a thriving candle studio in New York.

I was in the bath trying to get warm, surrounded by needles, screaming to God for help. I thought, “I’m going to be dead soon”. This chapter of my life had begun when I was 15. That was when I met an ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Police departments in some Illinois cities are offering help for heroin addicts instead of arrest. The (Aurora) Beacon-News reports the amnesty programs offer addicts the chance to ...

Live from WYFF 4 studios, Chronicle: State of Addiction was a community event that featured law enforcement and addiction specialists answering viewer questions and discussing issues and solutions ...

SELDEN, N.Y. (WABC) -- Nick Carbonaro's mom will tell you her son wasn't a bad person. He just made some bad decisions. "I know what I know. He was sensitive. He had a great heart," Lori Carbonaro ...

A mom was a decade-long heroin addict, spending nearly $680 on the substance per week — but she kicked the habit once she hit rock bottom. When Shannon Ashley was 13, she tried heroin to “show off” in ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- This is not a typical Mother's Day story. Instead it is about pain, addiction, and a mother's unconditional love for her son. Jarrett Cothern was a 15 year addict. "I was in high ...