Addiction casts a wide net across society, entangling people of all ages and walks of life in its intricate web. Beyond the stereotypes and assumptions that often surround substance abuse lies a ...

People in addiction recovery can be liable to disown their addiction, which makes sense, but it also leaves them from ...

SEATTLE — Could artificial intelligence hold the key to solving America’s opioid epidemic? Scientists at the University of Washington are using AI to understand addictive behavior and how the brain ...

There are many causes and effects of addiction. One approach to understanding the struggles individuals experience is through the lens of affect psychology, where the underlying emotions that motivate ...

A recent study published in the journal Addictive Behaviors suggests that experiencing multiple traumatic events during childhood is linked to a higher risk of developing interconnected addictive ...

When substance abuse enters a family’s life, it rarely affects just one person. The ripple effects touch everyone in the household, altering relationships, routines, and the emotional atmosphere that ...

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 ...

The Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Addiction Awareness Task Force (AATF) launched the Break the Stigma campaign to change the conversation around addiction and recovery. This initiative ...

Rutgers‑led study of 2.2 million people finds addiction risk is driven more by genes tied to impulse control and reward ...

To limit algorithmic addiction, regulators should set clear thresholds for how much compulsive engagement AI systems are ...