The first time I saw Maya (not her real name) huddled under blankets in a hospital bed in 2013, she had been to dozens of inpatient detox programs and residential treatment centers since she had begun ...

Many people who struggle with alcohol addiction, drug addiction, and gambling addiction may avoid getting help for a multitude of reasons. One of the key reasons would be the fear of going to a ...

When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

You're reading Part 4 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as a chronic disease affecting brain reward, motivation, and memory systems, creating compulsive cravings for substances or behaviors that ...

Young people (24 years and younger) spend an average of six hours a day online, primarily using their smartphones, according to new research. Older people (those 24 years and older) spend 4.6 hours ...

One of the problems that I see frequently is patients with cross addiction, specifically those who are also being given “legitimate” prescription medications such as stimulants, benzodiazepines, ...

Ways Academic Culture Perpetuates Addiction In recent years, the topic of addiction within academia has gained increased ...