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In the United States an epidemic of opioid addiction continues to get worse. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a record 33,091 overdose deaths in 2015 from opioids ...

On World Mental Health Day let's remind and remember that addiction is more than a problem-it is a complex disease and not a ...

Addiction involves loss of control over use of a substance, often in the presence of physiological and psychological dependence on a substance and compulsion to continue seeking and using the ...

Addiction is a lonely disease, for the family as well. Above all, they want compassion and hope. "There's been a revolving ...

Sugar addiction seems to be dependence to the natural endogenous opioids that get released upon sugar intake. In both animals and humans, the evidence in the literature shows substantial parallels and ...

Arwen Podesta, M.D., discussed prescription digital therapeutics for people with mental health and substance abuse conditions ...

However, it is important to note that there is much disagreement about whether CSBDs, including PPU, can be a type of porn addiction. Some medical professionals do not recognize porn addiction as ...

Sex addiction divides expert opinion, but for some people it is a very real condition that can be shameful and even "life-destroying". As relationship charity Relate calls for help to be made ...

Gambling addiction has a "terrifying" impact on some Blackpool residents, a new report warns. Former addicts say they have found healing by being involved in a choir and orchestra. The University ...

The Washington Post’s essential guide to health policy news I’m Danielle Paquette, a national correspondent for The Post’s America Desk. Recently, I was disturbed to learn that “mental ...

But a growing number, mainly heavy users, have experienced addiction, psychosis and other harmful effects, The New York Times found. “Cannabis is a lot of things at once,” said Dr. Kevin Gray ...