Gina Roberts folds up blankets on her bed in the sober home where she’s been living in Providence, R.I. on Feb. 2. She has ...

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met ...

Addiction has causes that are neurobiological, psychological and structural. Treating these drivers is as important as ...

In the future, psychedelics may be used to treat addictions because they can shake up the brain. Along with therapy, ...

A food diary offers more than simple voyeurism—it tells us about the author’s relationship to time, money, and pleasure. The ...

The brains of 18 patients with chronic Alcohol Use Disorder were studied post-mortem to look at the health impacts on the brain of excessive drinking.

Kratom products touting pain relief, energy and a mood boost are easy to buy in Arizona, but some consumers say they're ...

In June 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation creating a $50 million grant program to put Texas at the forefront of ibogaine research. Ibogaine is one of several illicit drugs, such as LSD and ...

Google and Meta are in court for the first of a number of lawsuits alleging their products hurt kids and teenagers.

Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube dispute claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm ...

She told Mary that she’d started taking Ozempic for weight loss. “If I have more than two beers now, I go outside and barf,” ...

New research shows chronic alcohol use rewires gene activity in human brain regions that control reward and decision-making, ...