Attendees at the day-long event heard from speakers and panelists about topics focused on opioid use prevention and treatment. The symposium was presented by presented by Prescription for Progress, a ...

The author overcame his dependence on pills and alcohol. Now he wants to beat back misconceptions about the science of addiction. “How should we think about addicts’ aims and agency?” This is the ...

When people jokingly say they have a “drug of choice,” they’re implying a particular substance matches their emotional and psychological needs. They don’t realize they’re right: There are drugs of ...

A growing movement claims social media is “addictive,” and lawmakers are treating it as settled science. But the evidence is ...

Gambling addiction can destroy a family. The addict will consume any and all resources, from retirement to children's 529 accounts. Protect yourself from the fallout by reviewing account statements ...

Tommie Trevino is a drug and alcohol abuse counselor at UC Davis Medical Center. My life changed 20 years ago, when my friend and I were floating down the Rogue River in Oregon. Suddenly the motor ...

I began studying addiction because of my grandmother, my “Oma.” She immigrated to the United States from Germany when she was just 15, determined to build a better life. She worked long hours at ...

A star-studded charity golf tournament in Orlando raised more than $100,000 for addiction recovery and mental health services ...

ALBANY - When a person who is addicted to opioids decides to get help, an app can get a prescription for buprenorphine into their hands within two hours. Dr. Joshua Lynch, founder of the MATTERS ...