Finding trustworthy help for addiction and mental health concerns can be one of the most difficult steps a person takes.

An analysis of 2.2 million people reveals both shared and substance-specific genetic pathways for addiction risk, showing ...

Addiction is a nonclinical term that refers to using a substance or repeating a behavior in a way that causes problems in many other areas of your life. A key aspect of addiction is feeling like you ...

Whenever I mentioned the phrase “pornography addiction” to a classroom of firefighters, there were snickers of laughter followed by pointing at one particular guy in the room, nodding their heads in ...

Addiction to a drug means you cannot control your use of the substance, resulting in a harmful outcome. Drugs that are most commonly misused include alcohol, which can cause brain shrinkage, and ...

Behavioral therapy is a broad term that refers to several therapeutic techniques to treat mental health disorders. This form of therapy suggests that all behaviors occur due to learning them from ...

Researchers identify PV neurons in the prefrontal cortex as the gatekeepers of drug addiction relapse, offering a new target ...

Generative AI can surprisingly steer people toward an addiction of any kind, either by insidious deceit or via accidental triggering. In today’s column, I examine an important question about the ...