Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

What is addiction? What's the difference between substance addiction and process addiction? And is there such thing as an addictive personality? Professor Colin O’Gara, Head of Addiction at St. John ...

Addiction can be a loaded term. The word originated in the 16th century to denote an abnormal attachment, typically to alcohol, and was derived from the Latin term for legally binding someone into a ...

People who go to the best private schools are more likely to end up with drug and alcohol addictions in later life, new research has suggested. “Privileged” students who live in affluent areas and ...