The Addiction Science Defense Network in a new report criticized several reforms at the Health and Human Services Department, ...

The White House’s strategy for tackling the drug and addiction crisis, released this week, sets lofty public health goals but ...

Addiction medicine offers a useful framework. Many people use substances without developing addiction. The difference often ...

Lawyers and parents are taking on the video game industry. There are more than a dozen lawsuits currently active in North America that seek to address video game addiction. All have been filed within ...

Kratom and 7-OH may be marketed as herbal supplements, but they function like opioids — shaping how clinicians treat ...

Forums like Lost in Kensington offer hope — and help — to families seeking to reconnect with people living on Philly's streets.

A student whose daily vodka habit left her with rotting teeth and facial hair said she got sober to get her “pretty privilege ...

Who gets better medical care in the United States: “addicts,” or “people with substance use disorders”? The terms, of course, mean functionally the same thing. But in the field of addiction medicine, ...

The myth that Suboxone “swaps one addiction for another” is false. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t any risks with taking it. Medication assisted treatment (MAT) is considered the gold standard for ...

Addiction can be a loaded term. The word originated in the 16th century to denote an abnormal attachment, typically to alcohol, and was derived from the Latin term for legally binding someone into a ...