The word “addiction” is probably over-used in our culture. Clinically, it means compulsive use of drugs; colloquially, we stretch its use to refer to addiction to things that probably don’t fit the ...

A number of surveys show that a substantial proportion of U.S. smokers don't smoke every day. And their ranks appear to be growing. Up to 15 million U.S. smokers say they don't light up on a daily ...

Trump administration details a new addiction initiative led by HHS secretary Kennedy emphasizing faith-based groups, tough ...

Regaining connection to other human beings is the basis for recovery.

Whatever the reason for turning to drugs or alcohol was in the first place, the most important thing is that they found the ...

A modest opposition to the brain disease concept of addiction has been mounting for at least the last decade. Despite the good intentions behind the brain disease rhetoric – to secure more biomedical ...

In addiction, we short circuit the normal relation between action and reward. Pleasure comes for free. But that makes for a dangerous pleasure. I'm making good on my promise from last week to begin a ...

This combination, a drastic transformation that feels organic rather than politically imposed, makes the rise of vice a ...

A year ago, as she went into the final week of organizing and planning for the inaugural “Hijacked” addiction and recovery summit, Jan McCoy would have been elated had 50 people showed up. She’s a ...