This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, from NPR West. I'm Arun Rath. Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died last weekend from an apparent heroin overdose. Since then, many of his fans have been trying to make ...

Beyond thumbsucking, the following lessons can apply to other problematic childhood habits like nail-biting, hair-pulling or twisting, whining, shouting, biting, and hitting. They also apply to ...

Organizers and some attendees of the National Recovery Walk event pose for a picture at South Park on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Recounting his journey from Lansing Correctional Facility to mayor of ...

Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

Lessons from Laura: Book One — ‘The Knock on the Door’, a story of love, loss and a fight against addiction. Pathroot is an online support program that addresses a critical need to provide resources ...

One of our most urgent national problems is addiction to drugs and alcohol. It now kills about a quarter-million Americans a year, leaves many others homeless and causes unimaginable heartache in ...

About three-quarters of children and teens play video games. According to Common Sense Media, teens spend an average of almost two hours gaming daily. Boys make up the large majority of gamers and now ...

What helps kids to cease sucking their fingers or thumbs? The principles that work can also prove useful for grownups who want to overcome mistaken-things-we-put-in-our-mouths, like excessive food, ...