For most of our nation’s history, domestic violence has been largely accepted and ignored. The National Domestic Violence ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WFMY) -- More than 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Heroin has become an epidemic around the nation and in North ...

Calls to a major child abuse hotline increased in the early months of the pandemic, new research has revealed. The findings add fuel to worries that hidden child abuse may have been a consequence of ...

The problem of addiction has risen dramatically in recent years in the United States. In October of 2013 it was stated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human services that around 20.4 million ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Measure 110 decriminalized drugs, making possession of small amounts punishable only by a ticket rather than arrest or even a misdemeanor charge. That ticket was supposed to ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Gambling addiction hotlines are seeing an uptick in callers as more states legalize sports betting. Experts say the callers are getting younger and are often men in the 20s and 30s.

A new Washington state hotline is helping connect people dealing with drug addiction to local treatment options. The Washington Telebuprenorphine (Telebupe) Hotline launched as a pilot program in 2024 ...