In her new book, What Would You Do Alone in a Cage with Nothing but Cocaine?, the philosopher Hanna Pickard proposes a new paradigm of addiction. Pickard explores the shortcomings of the brain disease ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) ...

District Hospital Tuensang, with the Mental Health Club of Sao Chang College, conducted an awareness programme on addiction ...

Experiencing social isolation during early developmental years can lead to increased anxiety and a higher preference for ...

As an addiction specialist, one of the most common rebuttals I get from the general public and even those suffering from an addiction is the aversion to the belief of powerlessness. No one wants to ...

Consider two adult siblings who grew up in the same household and same family atmosphere. One sibling can drink socially—he enjoys a beer now and then, but overall, he can take it or leave it—while ...