Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

A group of specialized Winnebago RVs are traveling to the rural areas in Colorado. And while they may look like your standard RV on the outside, on the inside they are a safe haven for those trying to ...

STAR, or Sobriety Treatment Assisted Recovery, is a unique collaboration of the Winnebago County Jail, the Department of ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

DETROIT — As Hannah Meissner hands sterile needles, fentanyl test strips and peanut butter sandwiches to drug users inside a mobile outreach van, she fears her job helping them stay alive — and break ...

New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

Millions of Americans have sought help for gambling addiction in the wake of a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed states to legalize sports betting. That's among the key findings in a new ...

Nearly 19 million children in the United States have at least one parent with a substance use disorder, according to a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. And a significant number of those ...