This is another one of the basic questions I get regarding addiction. It seems that people think about physical addiction and psychological addiction as somehow separate processes. I think this ...

Peter Shumlin, governor of Vermont, recently devoted his entire State of the State Message to what he said was "a full-blown heroin crisis" gripping Vermont. We are in the midst of our latest in a ...

Share on Pinterest A new study looks at how the brains of people with substance use disorder can be similar.Helene Cyr/Stocksy United New research demonstrates a common brain network among people with ...

A growing movement claims social media is “addictive,” and lawmakers are treating it as settled science. But the evidence is ...

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HUNTINGTON — Huntington Junior College is implementing a new version of its addiction counseling program that will expand the course beyond substance use disorders. On Monday, Huntington Junior ...

Scientists may have figured out how addictive drugs like cocaine hijack the brain’s reward system to make us ignore basic needs like food or water. In mice, the researchers were able to extensively ...

We discuss Process Addiction. Shopping, gambling, gaming, social media use, etc.

Ahmedabad: In Ahmedabad, parents of a 16-year-old girl have hired four bouncers in two shifts to guard her 24x7, spending ...