The White House’s strategy for tackling the drug and addiction crisis, released this week, sets lofty public health goals but ...

Addiction hits hard. It steals lives and breaks families. Yet, many see it as a sign of weak will. What if we flip that view? Addiction is a brain disorder, not a moral slip. This piece clears up why ...

The Addiction Science Defense Network released a report saying federal actions have potentially destroyed 50 years of ...

A Rutgers-led study found that genes related to impulse control and reward processing are major factors in addiction risk. Researchers analyzed genetic data from over 2.2 million people to understand ...

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 ...

Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...

Thank you for your question. The issue of sex addiction is serious so I appreciate that you brought it up. My first question would be, “what makes you say you are addicted to sex?” While you are ...

What Is It Like To Be an Addict? Understanding Substance Abuse, by Owen Flanagan, Oxford University Press, 320 pages, $24.99 Addiction is a problem that defenders of liberty need to face, for if ...

Dr. Dodes' recent article, titled "The Myth of Addictiveness" reminded me of his other posts to a large extent, but also of a recent article on All About Addiction claiming that the notion of "loss of ...