One of the most powerful illusions in addiction is functionality. People continue working, parenting, socializing, and paying ...

Since the pandemic in the early 2020s, people have been dealing with collective stressors. This has included social isolation ...

It may sound like a paradox to produce a drug that is used to treat drug addiction but this is a logical possibility according to studies published in Addiction Biology where investigators at the ...

Addiction can cost careers, relationships, and freedom—so why do studies show that 40 to 60 percent of people who’ve been treated for addiction relapse within their first year of sobriety? The answer ...

If you're someone or know someone recovering from addiction, you've likely seen a relapse. The rug gets pulled out from under you, the other shoe drops, and old feelings of worry and fear come ...

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

BOSTON (AP) — Less than two weeks after a court ordered Julie Eldred to not use drugs while on probation, she tested positive for the powerful opioid fentanyl. The woman, who has severe substance use ...

Drug addiction, a disease that takes hundreds of lives in Palm Beach County every year, is often misunderstood and mistreated. That's slowly changing, but experts say much is yet to be done. Private ...

From meditation to molecular science, addiction treatment is being reinvented. See how new breakthroughs are giving hope for recovery.

Singer Demi Lovato was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital yesterday due to an apparent overdose and is now "stable," a source told People. A statement from Lovato's spokesperson confirmed that she is ...