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

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

From meditation to molecular science, addiction treatment is being reinvented. See how new breakthroughs are giving hope for recovery.

Despite significant advances in addiction science, a persistent and critical challenge remains: the vast chasm between the ...

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who struggled with substance abuse could stop if they simply wanted to. But ...

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

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

The conversation about addiction within Black families requires a fundamental shift toward understanding it as a medical condition rather than a moral failing. This perspective change proves crucial ...

Addiction can be defined as compulsive drug use despite wanting to stop. The unwilling addict wants the drug but also wants not to want it. From the outside, drug use looks like a choice but it is not ...

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...