Addiction is a global problem. It is a human problem. It is a non-discriminatory offender. It does not care about your gender identification, your financial status, your skin color, your sexual ...

The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use disorder, and alcohol and drugs combined resulting ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

“Pain in this life is not avoidable, but the pain we create avoiding pain is avoidable.” —R.D. Laing Millions of people turn to addiction for escape only to find it a prison. One of the reasons an ...

Pennsylvania nonprofit Be a Part of the Conversation is launching recovery programs and parent partnership services in southern Delaware for families affected by addiction.

Sex and love addiction is not an official psychiatric diagnosis. Instead, it is a colloquial (slang or informal) term used to describe a compulsive preoccupation with romantic relationships that ...

According to an app called Sobbefy, answering yes to questions like these meant I could be a love addict. For months, I had ...

First Recovery in Oak Ridge provides a consistent, community-based 12-step ministry for addiction and family support. The program offers more than meetings, connecting people to treatment, sober ...

People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...