12 Step programs like AA can be incredibly helpful but they are not for everyone. Let's build a sober satisfying life that makes substance abuse less desirable and ultimately obsolete. It's Time is a ...

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A Charleston-based nonprofit battling addiction in the hospitality industry has a new partnership that hopes to embed its resources in restaurants nationwide. Ben's Friends, an addiction support group ...

Mickey Bakst, co-founder of Ben's Friends, speaks to restaurant owners at a meeting with Asheville Independent Restaurants about the support group. Ben’s Friends, an organization of support groups ...

Volunteer Tina Morgan (left) and Activities Director Dianne Valvo represented the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County at the Suicide Prevention Alliance of Chautauqua County’s Out of the ...

People struggling with compulsive behavior around love and sex have long been the brunt of sleazy jokes and lurid misrepresentation. TV shows and movies use sad, so-called sex addicts sitting on ...

Benefit leaders should be focusing on the populations with the greatest health and wellness needs to curb costs.

Ben’s Friends, an organization of support groups aiming to help people in the food and beverage industry dealing with addiction problems, is relaunching an Asheville chapter. Mickey Bakst, co-founder ...