When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

Medicare has expanded access to GLP-1 weight-loss medications. These drugs may also help treat addiction. Primary care ...

Heroin addiction can severely impact a person’s life and the lives of their friends and family. A person experiencing heroin addiction may not wish to discuss the fact that they take heroin with ...

When people see compulsive and damaging behaviors in friends or family members -- or public figures such as celebrities or politicians -- they often focus only on the substance use or behaviors as the ...

Addiction is a state of severe physical and psychological dependence on certain substances. People living with addiction may have brain differences and often require treatment, but stigma can prevent ...

Sparky D, a well-known battle rapper from the mid-1980s, had struggled with drug addiction for years and was a survivor of ...

Although self-harm is not formally classified as an addiction in the DSM-5-TR, some experts argue that it can manifest as a behavioral addiction due to its effects on the brain’s reward system.

Addiction can be hard to beat even when you have good insurance for treatments. But what if you’re uninsured and have no means to pay? Financial difficulty doesn’t have to keep you from getting help.

There’s no formal diagnosis (yet). But experts say there’s growing recognition of this problem — and some work on solutions. Can the word “addiction” — typically associated with drugs, alcohol, ...

Only in the harsh light of sobriety could Melbourne man Benn Veenker really understand the cost his addiction had on his family and friends. A new report estimates addiction cost the Australian ...

Porn addiction is, in theory, when you can’t stop looking at porn, even if you want to. The obsession gets to the point that it interferes with work, relationships, and other parts of daily life. It’s ...