Rutgers‑led study of 2.2 million people finds addiction risk is driven more by genes tied to impulse control and reward ...

Alcohol addiction is a complex but treatable condition, and there are more treatment options available now than ever before. According to the national survey on drug use and health, in 2023, about ...

Hampton is a person in long-term recovery, an author, and a national recovery advocate. The fluorescent lights of the detox unit hummed, a sterile counterpoint to the chaos that had been my life just ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

We deal with a lot of inherently traumatic things in medicine every day. We see people die or get terrible injuries. We see people who have lost control of their lives. We convince ourselves that it ...

Digital tools are playing an increasingly prominent role in helping individuals with addiction recovery and advancing care. Northwest Arkansas company Sober Sidekick produced a smartphone app that ...

The afternoon docket before Broward Circuit Judge Michael Davis was light, and the defendants appeared oddly comfortable.

Lamar Odom’s journey from a near-fatal 2015 overdose to recovery highlights the harsh realities of addiction. Featured in ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — For Pastor Wade Runge of M3 Church, addiction recovery is a journey that began more than three decades ago. "Working on 34 years of being clean and sober," Runge said. Now ...

As online sports betting surges in Massachusetts, experts warn adolescent boys are especially vulnerable to gambling ...