Barbara Kingsolver wrote about the horror visited upon Appalachia by opioid addiction in her Pulitzer-winning novel Demon Copperhead. Now, she has written the introduction to a unique New York Times ...

The pain of drug addiction continues to course through towns like Clarksburg, W.Va., where many babies are born withdrawing ...

And, Appalachian Kentucky has long been at the center of America's addiction crisis. Pike County resident James Browning tells his story of addiction and recovery. Connect with us: Find more stories ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — As President Barack Obama’s administration prods Congress to pump $1.1 billion more into substance abuse treatment, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is heading to Appalachia ...

In her new book, "The Nature of Pain: Roots, Recovery, and Redemption Amid the Opioid Crisis," author and Kentucky native Mandi Fugate Sheffel describes her recovery from addiction and the opioid ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded nearly $11.5 million to 39 projects through its Investments Supporting Partnerships in Recovery Ecosystems (INSPIRE) Initiative, which ...

Sociologist and author Arlie Hochschild says there's a “collective shame” in eastern Kentucky. The region was already facing economic hardship... How a ‘collective shame’ fuels addiction and politics ...

On a Saturday evening in June, people of this rural region gathered at the historic Lee Theatre to celebrate the founding of Higher Ground Women’s Recovery Residence. Author Barbara Kingsolver opened ...

Here & Now’s Scott Tong visited Kingsolver in her home in western Virginia to talk about the power of home, poverty and addiction.