The assumption that addiction is always harmful has gotten us nowhere toward helping kids or regulating the corporations that ...

The number of clinicians trained to help people with gambling addiction has increased, but people living in recovery say it's not enough. That's why one woman from Dayton is sharing her story.

GLP-1 medications may quiet the brain signals behind addiction, reducing substance use disorders and overdose risk across ...

The Trump administration says it wants to tackle the "addiction epidemic." But it's eliminating addiction treatment resources and access to mental healthcare.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as a chronic disease affecting brain reward, motivation, and memory systems, creating compulsive cravings for substances or behaviors that ...

I see the signs everywhere: On the sidewalk, a buprenorphine film still in its wrapper; an empty bottle of liquid kratom. These are the substances that mask the symptoms of our country’s mental health ...

Problem gambling among college students is on the rise, driven by a wave of heavily promoted sports betting apps.

Taking a new generation of weight-loss medication is linked to a significantly lower risk of addiction and death from drugs ...

The fact is, the world we live in is drenched with numerous addictive substances. And just like it is for most people, the first step to fighting addiction problems starts with the individual. Turning ...

Big addiction treatment “campuses” aren’t allowed in residential neighborhoods without special permits. But providers in California get around that by clustering many small homes together — one ...

DENTON COUNTY, Texas — Solutions of North Texas, the only non-profit addiction treatment center in Denton County, is confronting the possibility of closure due to a significant decline in funding. The ...