For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who struggled with substance abuse could stop if they simply wanted to. But ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that for some, addiction is a form of deliberate self-harm.

Is addiction a disease? Do the kids I work with at CASTLE have a pathological response to drugs and alcohol? The disease model of addiction is compelling, and has served its purpose in bringing needed ...

With the opioid epidemic reaching into every corner of the U.S., more people are talking about addiction as a chronic disease rather than a moral failing. For researcher A. Thomas McLellan, who has ...

I would like to address something that has been churning in my gut. For the last six years, I have watched the disease of addiction and its far reaching consequences become a politicized and ...

As the overdose crisis continues to evolve across Appalachia, researchers at East Tennessee State University are diving into the complex science of polysubstance use to ...

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab Tampa has published a new educational resource exploring the physiological effects of alcohol ...

Digitalization has made gambling more accessible than ever, fueling a surge in addiction, according to Ali Erdoğan, head of ...