Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...

Addictive personalities aren't real, but addiction is. Genetics, environment, and trauma are some factors that can contribute ...

I have an advantage, or maybe a disadvantage, compared with some scientists and psychologists who work on addiction. I was addicted to booze and benzos for 20 years on and off, from the late 1970s ...

Treatment also is useless unless it’s accompanied by life change, Walter said. People need “recovery capital” to succeed — ...

The conversation around addiction has evolved dramatically over recent decades, with medical and scientific communities now firmly classifying it as a chronic brain disorder rather than a moral ...

In a moving and thought-provoking gathering at The Arts Campus at Willits, A Way Out and partners held a symposium that ...

We Need To Do the Opposite of What We’ve Been Doing to Solve Our Addiction Crisis Why have we been doing such a terrible job of helping people who struggle with drugs? Most addiction treatment in this ...

Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behavior like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It's a question that highlights a fundamental disconnect: the gap ...

Addiction, not external disasters, is India's biggest catastrophe, affecting over 50 crore people. This chronic brain disease ...

After months of speculation, makeup artist and social media influencer Mikayla Nogueria has confirmed her husband Cody Hawken is in rehab to treat ongoing substance abuse issues. “My husband Cody is ...

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” delves into her struggle with an obsessive relationship in a new memoir. By Christina Caron In Elizabeth Gilbert’s third memoir, “All the Way to the ...