ADDICTION

Rise Recovery has been serving the youth and young adults with substance abuse in the community for over 45 years. This Saturday, the organization will host its first festival and fundraiser.

A mother’s heartbreaking story about her daughter, who was trafficked, is being used to save other families and stop the cycle of trafficking and addiction.

Sobriety is not easy for those recovering from addiction. However, two brothers hope their business will help people who may be struggling.

There are a lot of things that make recovery difficult for people with substance use disorders. One of those barriers is transportation to important appointments. That's why a UT Health San Antonio program is now offering its patients free Lyft rides.

Bluebonnet Trails Community Services partners with school districts in rural areas to provide counseling and support to students and families facing addiction.

Since January, San Antonio police have handled more than 3,500 DWI cases.

More kids and teenagers are getting hooked on nicotine. So what’s reason for the spike?

The CDC says the most recent cases of fentanyl-related harm, overdose, and death in the U.S. are linked to illegally made fentanyl.

Kenneth Anderlitch struggled almost his whole life with alcoholism and addiction, finding it difficult to break the cycle landing him without shelter, or in prison. Then he found the program Pay it Forward. It saved his life, and he's raising awareness in a way bound to get the program national attention.

Bexar County community groups help state addiction researchers get a better sense of what the overdose data shows in vulnerable communities that don't have access to health care. Members are being trained on a new database that's set to launch statewide in the fall.

Lifetime Recovery an area non-profit has been trying to help families facing substance abuse for 6 decades.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration says additction happens gradually, but it always begins with experimentation.

Corazon San Antonio’s harm reduction team incorporates a spectrum of strategies that meet people on their own terms, and can serve as a pathway to additional prevention, treatment, and recovery services.

Rise Inspire Academy is nearing the end of it's first official semester, and has about a dozen students in the program. It's the first of its kind in Bexar County.

A San Antonio woman is helping those battling substance use disorders stay on track to recovery through her outpatient recovery program.

Individuals with a substance use disorder found it challenging to continue needed services during the pandemic, reports say.

During the pandemic, frequency of drinking alcohol has gone up,

National Salvation Army Week runs May 10-14 and to celebrate the occasion, we’re sharing the story of a man who went through the Salvation Army’s adult rehabilitation program.

The Salvation Army helps a San Antonio family get back get a fresh start on life.

As we slowly emerge out of the coronavirus pandemic, it may be time to ask the question: “Am I in charge of my social media, or is it in charge of me?”

“I was also playing my guitar more and more.”He said during that time, he realized the sound of a plastic guitar pick bothered him. “Anytime I wanted a different sound or a different timber, I used a different wood,” Oliver said. “You know every wood has a different sound,” Oliver said. “You can really create a whole different sound for yourself. “I am lucky to have come through that because many people don’t,” Oliver said.

For the past five years he has been a peer support specialist at Rise Recovery, helping teens and young adults with their battles with addiction. When he talks about his own journey getting sober, Williams credits mentors at Rise who had once been in his shoes. The services Rise Recovery offers are more essential now than ever. Rise Recovery, like other recovery centers across the city, has had to shift some operations online. “Was to learn to be OK with myself.”If you need to seek help for substance abuse, call this 24-hour recovery helpline: 210-927-4644.

She has since opened a local café called Comfort Café which helps keep the residential recovery center operating. “It is a recovery center helping families recover from their addictions,” Lopez said. “So we started in Smithsville where we have a women’s program, a men’s program, and a family program on the campus. “I help everyone at the café serving and connecting with people and letting them know we are more than just a café,” Payne said. That came with legal issues, homelessness, not knowing where my next meal is coming from.”After entering the program, Payne learned he was not alone.

Crystal Sanders with TouchTunes Bartender of the Year award (Courtesy Crystal Sanders) (KSAT)Crystal Sanders, 40, is not only a bartender at Brewer's Grill, but she is a direct care specialist at ALPHA Home. Crystal Sanders as a child (Courtesy Crystal Sanders) (KSAT)"Things like that change you," Sanders said. AdSanders stopped drinking alcohol but it was a scary experience starting off. Crystal Sanders with her children (Courtesy Crystal Sanders) (KSAT)Crystal Sanders with her son (Courtesy Crystal Sanders) (KSAT)"For the longest time, my oldest sons didn't speak to me but they allowed me to stalk them on social media," Sanders said. “You either struggle to stay clean or fight to stay high every day,” Sanders said.