We humans tend to think that if we are to understand something, then we must know its cause. This is especially true when we seek to understand vexing problems such as global warming, cancer, the ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. In August 2021, while promoting her new book “Dopamine Nation,” the Stanford psychiatrist Anna Lembke discussed ...

Addiction casts a wide net across society, entangling people of all ages and walks of life in its intricate web. Beyond the stereotypes and assumptions that often surround substance abuse lies a ...

Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw ...

The old message of “Just Say No” failed because: 🔹 It lacked deeper understanding of addiction’s complexity. 🔹 It oversimplified a deeply personal and social issue. 🔹 It didn’t empower individuals ...

Mental illness and drug addiction are nothing new to New Mexico, which ranks 10th-worst nationally for mental health in 2024 and sixth for fatal overdoses. During Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s six ...

California’s drug crisis has only escalated, with so-called “compassionate solutions” like harm reduction and past policies that decriminalized hard drugs making things worse. Many drug addicts in the ...

Addiction, a chronic mental health condition, affects millions of Americans, and traditional treatments have often fallen short of providing lasting relief. However, a new class of medications, GLP-1 ...