Based on the most recent statistics from the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 48.4 million Americans (16.8%) aged ...

When Leah Willingham began exploring the rise in daily marijuana use, she envisioned a story that could explain the medical ...

Can marijuana really be addictive? Despite decades of popular belief to the contrary, addiction specialists warn that the ...

People leaving North Carolina prisons are far more likely to die of an overdose in their first weeks back home. Prison ...

For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that addiction experts consider the gold-standard for treating patients ...

Dr Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on marijuana. The misconception has become more widespread over time. Cannabis is now the most widely used illegal drug in Europe, ...

Addiction is an emotional subject—and a notoriously touchy term for understandable reasons. Whether you or a loved one are struggling with substance misuse or addictive behaviors that can affect ...

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 ...

TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and computer games pose a more immediate threat to teens than alcohol and cannabis, according to new research in Germany, shedding light on the numbers of teens with ...

At Beyond Addiction symposium at UAlbany, Dr. Joshua Lynch detailed how the MATTERS app connects New Yorkers to telemedicine and buprenorphine within 2 hours, with 2,000 weekly appointment slots.

In November 2016, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) published a position statement on sex addiction. The organization wrote that it “does not find ...

The authors also note there is “real danger in the psychopathological manifestation” of love addiction; it can indicate a serious mental disorder, and is not just a hyperbolic way to describe romantic ...