Addiction has long been one of society’s most enduring struggles. Treatment programs, 12-step groups, and clinical interventions abound. Still, the focus typically remains on the person using ...

Attendees at the day-long event heard from speakers and panelists about topics focused on opioid use prevention and treatment. The symposium was presented by presented by Prescription for Progress, a ...

Two studies have found that harm reduction vending machines installed across New York State are well utilized and provide ...

Is addiction a choice or a disease? A psychiatrist explains how repeated substance use changes brain reward and ...

“How should we think about addicts’ aims and agency?” This is the animating question behind Owen Flanagan’s “What Is It Like to Be an Addict?” An emeritus professor of philosophy and neurobiology at ...

“Video game addiction is more prevalent among younger men, and among those not in a current relationship, than others,” said, Dr. Cecilie Schou Andreassen, clinical psychologist specialist at ...

When people jokingly say they have a “drug of choice,” they’re implying a particular substance matches their emotional and psychological needs. They don’t realize they’re right: There are drugs of ...

Gambling addiction can destroy a family. The addict will consume any and all resources, from retirement to children's 529 accounts. Protect yourself from the fallout by reviewing account statements ...

The author overcame his dependence on pills and alcohol. Now he wants to beat back misconceptions about the science of addiction. “How should we think about addicts’ aims and agency?” This is the ...