Addiction is a complex disease, but nearly a century of scientific study has helped researchers come to a deeper understanding about how it works. This research has culminated in an important change ...

Addiction to a drug means you cannot control your use of the substance, resulting in a harmful outcome. Drugs that are most commonly misused include alcohol, which can cause brain shrinkage, and ...

Addiction is an emotional subject—and a notoriously touchy term for understandable reasons. Whether you or a loved one are struggling with substance misuse or addictive behaviors that can affect ...

Every day, people embark on the road to recovery from addiction. Some choose—or are remanded by law enforcement—to do it with the help of some type of clinical service, some prefer the support of ...

This is the 4th installment of my 4-part series on sugar addiction and the importance of identifying which type of sugar addict you are before beginning a treatment program. (This is the subject of my ...