Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw ...

Smokers who quit with the help of e-cigarettes often continue vaping, but it is not known whether this promotes or prevents ...

Huml Health, a Bentonville-based health care technology startup, will soon offer technology to help people recover from drug ...

This systematic review evaluates preclinical and clinical evidence on glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists as potential ...

Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

In Philadelphia, over 1,170 people died of opioid overdoses in 2022, the last year for which complete data is available. More than 300 more died just over the bridge in Camden County. Research ...

Research from the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows 40 to 60% of people suffering from drug addiction relapse within the first year. This statistic shows how hard it is to stay sober. But do you ...

Relapse isn’t a failure. It’s a signal. It tells us that something deeper is still driving our old behaviors. For decades, I’ve studied the science of addiction, relapse, and behavior change through ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — For many people, the holidays represent the most wonderful time of the year. But for those recovering from substance abuse, this season can be the ...

"The disease of addiction is crazy," the artist shared. Macklemore candidly discussed his struggle with sobriety with Dax Shepard on Monday, admitting that he relapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

One of the most powerful illusions in addiction is functionality. People continue working, parenting, socializing, and paying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Neuroscientists are investigating how and when hormones affect the risk for relapse to prescription opioids.