The mystery of addiction — what it is, what causes it and how to end it — threads through most of our lives. Experts estimate that one in 10 Americans is dependent on alcohol and other drugs ...

That way of understanding addiction became popular after Alan I. Leshner, then head of the National Institute of Drug Abuse, published a manifesto called “Addiction Is a Brain Disease, and It ...

Understanding addiction as a disease doesn’t remove personal responsibility from the recovery equation. Rather, it contextualizes that responsibility within biological reality.

What Is It Like To Be an Addict? Understanding Substance Abuse, by Owen Flanagan, Oxford University Press, 320 pages, $24.99 ...

Revenge is more than an emotion—it’s an addictive behavior. We get hyped about an epic revenge story to watch on the big ...

Avenues Recovery Center, located in Ocean View, opened in June 2024 with a single client. Now, it treats nearly 70 people at ...

Why is it so hard to stop at just one cookie? For many people, sweet foods like chocolate, pastries, and candy aren't just a ...

During my 30 years in the Indiana Senate, I witnessed numerous pieces of legislation aimed at toughening our drug policies ...

I’m treating guys who would never be caught dead in a casino,” James Whelan, a clinical psychologist who runs treatment ...

Around 250 signs with the names of people who died because of overdoses line the Rock River at 200 Y Boulevard.