FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In February, WANE 15 produced several stories about former drug addicts who are now in recovery. We asked for anyone who would like to share their story to submit it to us ...

Joey Pagano sat on the sidewalk across from the Charleroi police station. The year was 2011. He called his mother, Cindy Pagano, and told her he couldn’t take it anymore. He had just robbed a gas ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) — He was a homeless drug ...

In 12-step groups, addicts must acknowledge the powerlessness, unmanageability, and denial that have impacted them. This is known as the “first step” in the 12 steps. It’s vital for addicts to reach ...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — When Brandon Spencer was asked a cliché question: "What was rock bottom?" He didn't give an expected answer. Spencer said "rock bottom" doesn't exist. It's deeper than that.

The U.S. faces an unprecedented surge of drug deaths, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting another grim milestone this week. In a single 12-month period, fatal overdoses ...

Who doesn’t like receiving a compliment? Well, your addict/alcoholic in recovery is no different. True, it might be a tad harder to come up with one at first, but you gotta try. No one but another ...

St. Louis resident Justin Smith had been using narcotics since age 14, but has now been clean for over a year after most recently being addicted to fentanyl, he told Fox News in a Wednesday interview.

"Once an Addict, Always an Addict." I'm Dr. Adi Jaffe and I consider myself an ex-addict. Why? Because I no longer buy into the OAAA ideology. Despite the fact that I struggled with meth addiction for ...

Shannon Valley Estates, just southwest of College Boulevard and Antioch Road, in Johnson County. Some residents have filed a lawsuit, seeking an injunction to stop Artists Helping the Homeless from ...