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

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

The series turned a voyeuristic lens to people with unusual habits, but it did raise awareness of various compulsive disorders.

It's time for America to end its black-and-white thinking about addiction and recovery, according to Johns Hopkins professor Hanna Pickard. Traditional approaches in the U.S.—framing addiction as ...

It’s not only people addicted to alcohol or drugs who experience significant withdrawal symptoms if they stop using. Antidepressant (AD) withdrawal symptoms are also common, can be severe and ...

Substance use, from alcohol to opioids, is on the rise, as are behavioral addictions, such as gambling, overspending and binge eating. In fact, a May 11 CDC report revealed that drug overdose deaths ...

The main goal when determining the level of care is to match the intensity of the treatment to the severity of the addiction.

Excessive use of online porn can be thought of as a manifestation of both Internet addiction and sex addiction. In fact, porn addiction is one of the most commonly reported sex addiction problems, ...

Thousands have reclaimed health through this structured path, and Marchman Act Addiction Treatment stands as one respected guide in the field ...