The drive to drink for someone with alcohol addiction often transforms from a pursuit of pleasure to a desperate need to ...

Addiction is typically characterized as a disease by experts and government officials. Yet, unlike most known diseases, the treatment of addiction is not based on scientific evidence nor is it ...

Los Angeles, California - From Refugee Camp to Research Leadership: Dr. Edythe London's Quest to Conquer Addiction In a captivating Genomic Press Interview published in Brain Medicine, Dr. Edythe ...

Substance use impacts many people in many different ways – and while studies show that it doesn’t always lead to addiction, experts agree that using substances can affect a person’s health and ...

As public health insurance in the United States faces potential cuts, a Rutgers University review of medical records finds that Medicaid and Medicare patients with opioid addiction tend to receive ...

Access to residential addiction treatment centers caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old in the United States is limited and costly, according to a new study supported by the National ...

The UK government has announced an investment of over £10 million to tackle the country’s growing drug and alcohol addiction crisis ...

We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, checking them around 58 times, on average. We like to tell ourselves it's to socialize, for work, or to read the news. But most of us are ...

In a recent National Public Radio show on WBUR Radio Boston, Dr. Lance Dodes discussed his new book which attempts to debunk the science related to the effectiveness of 12-step mutual-help programs, ...

This article is part of a Health Affairs Forefront series titled “New Challenges for Health Care.” The series of articles focuses on emerging issues that are facing decision makers at provider ...

Founded by Ronald A. Bacon, LMFT, and Melody Bacon, licensed Clinical Psychologist, Relationship Visions has been committed ...

Should Prince Harry be deported from the United States due to his past drug use? The foundation’s lawsuit brings to the forefront broader issues within the U.S. immigration system, particularly its ...