Is addiction a choice or a disease? A psychiatrist explains how repeated substance use changes brain reward and ...

Author Joey McCollum shares how five simple words helped him break free from addiction and reclaim identity, purpose, ...

Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

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 ...

Addiction is not just about substances — it’s about the ache inside that we can’t seem to quiet. It’s the restless reaching for something — anything — that will hush the pain we’re too afraid to name.

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

Ms. Interlandi is a member of the editorial board. Mr. Winter is a staff photographer on assignment in Opinion. Raina Mcmahan, a 42-year-old recovery coach, spent roughly half her life seeking ...

Hepatitis C affects about 2.7 million Americans today. Injection drug abuse accounts for a large percentage of this population. Hepatitis C is a chronic infection that causes liver damage in many ...

Legal sports betting begins March 11 in North Carolina, and that could spell trouble for those prone to addictive behaviors. Experts say there has been a significant increase in young men between the ...