Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...

Addiction doesn’t arise in isolation. For many individuals, it follows years of emotional adversity, trauma, nutrient depletion, and gut dysfunction. People experiencing addiction often eat poorly or ...

Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it ...

The main goal when determining the level of care is to match the intensity of the treatment to the severity of the addiction.

A shaky hand, a racing heart, a wave of dread; alcohol withdrawal can feel like your body has turned against you. For many ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...