Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...

Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

Tevis Simon grew up in West Baltimore back in the 1980s, a neighborhood that lacked attention from the city and investment from the government. From day to day, she was never sure what version of her ...

Darren Adam uses an analogy about his previous smoking habit to explain gambling addiction. The Gambling Commission has recommended the government reduce the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting ...

Silhouette of mother and daughter on a bench at sunset Source: Mohamed Hassan / Pixabay With opioid overdoses highlighted in the media, and most families impacted by alcohol or drug use disorder in ...

There are few trusted materials for explaining to young children the issues surrounding addiction, despite their proximity to it, says Jeanette Betancourt, the senior vice president for U.S. social ...