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

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

I have an advantage, or maybe a disadvantage, compared with some scientists and psychologists who work on addiction. I was addicted to booze and benzos for 20 years on and off, from the late 1970s ...

Despite fewer new addiction cases worldwide, a sweeping analysis finds drug-related deaths surging, exposing critical failures in global harm-reduction and recovery systems. Study: The evolving burden ...

Madelyn Linsenmeir, 30, died after years of battling drug addiction. Madelyn Linsenmeir was a mother, sister and friend, who was "hilarious, and warm, and fearless, and resilient." She was also an ...

Forgive the violent imagery, but we long to box the ears of every California lawmaker with “Rehab: An American Scandal” by Shoshana Walter in one hand, and “Fighting the Florida Shuffle,” by former ...