Virtual meetups on Zoom have skyrocketed in recent days as the coronavirus pandemic has led to the closure of meetings where alcoholics, drug addicts, gamblers and sex and love addicts have gathered ...

Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon and other 12-step groups, many of which are locked out of their regular meeting sites because of the coronavirus pandemic, are Zooming along. Zoom, an online meeting app, ...

Some sources for this story are recovering alcoholics and drug addicts who participate in 12-step programs that emphasize anonymity for their members. Their identities have been obscured. J. has been ...

“Smoking was my first love,” says Laura Marie, who lit her first cigarette at age 15. Despite seeing the effects of smoking up close — her grandmother died of emphysema, and her sister died of lung ...

Cultural barriers can make it difficult for some people of color who are struggling with addiction to get help. Internal barriers may be shame from their cultural or ethnic communities in addressing ...

Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon and other 12-step groups, many of which are locked out of their regular meeting sites because of the coronavirus pandemic, are Zooming along. Zoom, an online meeting app, ...