What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose and ...

The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...

It never sat right with Pam Lanhart that her teenage son was labeled an addict. “Even in treatment at 15 years old, they were using that term,” Lanhart recalled. “It felt problematic because you’re ...

It isn’t easy to promote moderation and financial discipline from the bowels of a casino. But that’s what Massachusetts state workers try to do every day, amid the clanging bells and flashing lights ...

For two decades, Elizabeth Ndolo could not help herself when it came to drinking alcohol. She could not do a day without gulping down something frothy.In her house, there was always a stock of booze.

There are a lot of addictions and a lot of us had or still have one or more. Stopping an addiction is difficult and painful, but the consequence of not stopping can be catastrophic. Democrats and ...

Are you addicted to junk food filled with sugar? Is that even possible? Is addiction driving the obesity epidemic? Addiction to food is a very controversial issue. There are many strong opinions in ...