A Bradford‑born addiction recovery coach has warned that ketamine is “the drug of choice because it’s so cheap and powerful,” ...

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

Drug use and addiction are simultaneously a person-level phenomenon (individuals use drugs and may become addicted), an inter-person or social-level phenomenon (using is a social practice often done ...

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

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who struggled with substance abuse could stop if they simply wanted to. But ...

The experiences of one doctor in Louisiana reveal the tensions around trying to get people to engage in addiction treatment, ...

Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who'd been battling addiction for decades. Chronic ...

Carl Hart, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, writes about the choices addicts make in his new book, High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery that Challenges Everything You Know ...

Illegal drugs fundamentally shaped the 2024 Presidential election. The campaign season helped to reignite a focus on the opioid crisis and its devastating impacts on communities across the country.

William Stoehr is a world-renowned artist. His technique involves spilling paint and water onto a canvas. “I like to say that the drip that’s created may be random or an accident, but what I do with ...

Despite fewer new addiction cases worldwide, a sweeping analysis finds drug-related deaths surging, exposing critical failures in global harm-reduction and recovery systems. Study: The evolving burden ...