Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs. By Jan Hoffman The message ...

Tobacco use in India is a complex, ongoing public health concernâ not just a bad habit, but a coping mechanism rooted in psychological need, socio-economic strain, and environmental influence. It's ...

These common examples underscore that addiction is not about responding to exposure to the same drug one took before; it has nothing to do with the same drug you took before. Then there's the fact ...

Matt Field receives research funding from the Medical Research Council, National Institute for Health Research, Alcohol Change UK, and the Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling. He is a trustee of ...

Weight loss medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy, typically prescribed for obesity and type 2 diabetes, may have a surprising new application: treating drug and alcohol addiction. According to ...

There is a gaping hole in Jeff Jacoby’s essay attributing economic inelastic demand for unhealthy consumer goods to human stubbornness (“The two faces of human stubbornness,” Ideas, November 16). The ...

Sophie Atkinson is a UK-based journalist and content writer, as well as a founder of a content agency which focuses on storytelling through social media… A new study looking at AI large language ...

When most people consider treatment for psychiatric problems, they usually consider medications and/or psychotherapy. However, emerging neuromodulation approaches using transcranial magnetic ...

Ian Cron and Steve Cuss explore sin, spiritual insights, and authenticity in addiction. Author, psychotherapist, and recovering addict Ian Cron joins Steve Cuss for a powerful conversation on ...

Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and surgeon general of the Continental Army, was one of the pioneers of drug addiction research in the new America. 1784 Pioneer ...

An Indiana organization that employs people in recovery to help peers with substance use disorders and mental illness was forced to lay off three workers. A Texas digital support service for people ...