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What Is Addiction? Understanding Substance Use Disorder as a Health Condition

Learn what addiction is, how substance use disorder affects the brain and body, what causes it, and how evidence-based addiction treatment supports recovery.

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Recent News & Articles

Everything You Want to Know About Rehab (But Were Afraid to Ask)

Let’s be honest, thinking about rehab can feel overwhelming. You may be wondering what happens once you arrive, whether you can afford treatment, whether your situation is “serious enough” to ask for help, or what other people will think. Those questions are more common than you may realize. Understanding what addiction treatment looks like can make the next step feel less intimidating—and remind you that you do not have to take it alone.

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Why Relationships Matter in Youth Recovery: The Power of Family Support

Learn how supportive family relationships, healthy friendships, and trusted adults help young people build resilience and sustain lasting recovery.

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The Latest On Fora Home!

Exciting progress is happening on-site at Fora Home, our new housing facility expected to open in late 2026. Since our last construction update, the project has continued to take shape, bringing us closer to opening a space that will provide stability, support, and hope for individuals on their recovery journey.

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Multiple Pathways to Addiction Recovery: Recovery Is Not One-Size-Fits-All

Explore multiple pathways to addiction recovery and individualized substance use disorder treatment at Fora Health in Portland, Oregon.

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Mental Wellbeing Is Essential For Recovery

Recovery rebuilds mental wellbeing, connection, purpose, and hope. At Fora Health, we believe mental health support is not separate from recovery. It is recovery. Read more about whole-person healing in Portland, Oregon.

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Meet Our Spirit of Recovery Winner

This year’s Jay Minor Spirit of Recovery Award Winner is Terry Leckron-Myers, Senior Program Director at The Peer Company! She has dedicated more than three decades of her life to helping others discover their own path to healing.

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