Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...

Is addiction a disease? From a medical perspective, are substance use disorders (SUDs) on par with, say, heart disease—if not, how do they differ? Source: Jesse Orrico/Unsplash These questions are ...

Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

Addiction is a worldwide problem affecting individuals across various social and economic backgrounds, gender and age. Legal drugs like alcohol and tobacco as well as illicit drugs can be addictive.

While AI models may exhibit addiction-like behaviors, the technology is also proving to be a powerful ally in combating real ...

SAN DIEGO — A team of doctors and scientists at UCSD will spend the next three years working on a model that will use artificial intelligence to help doctors assess a patient's risk level of addiction ...

It's time for America to end its black-and-white thinking about addiction and recovery, according to Johns Hopkins professor Hanna Pickard. Traditional approaches in the U.S.—framing addiction as ...

It is not a good era for prohibitionists. Cannabis – which has frequently been the object of unsound laws and discriminatory enforcement – is increasingly being decriminalized or legalized in many US ...

A reworked treatment model in Boynton Beach offers continuity from detox to aftercare, earlier mental health support, flexible wellness options, and structured family roles.

TIGLIN has been hailed as vital support service for people overcoming addiction and homelessness. The charity allows people ...

Nov. 6—When someone asks the question, "which came first, the chicken or the egg?" they want you to put in chronological order two different things: an egg, and one chicken. If you answer by saying, ...