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

Background: The self-help groups Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) are very well established. AA and NA employ a 12-step program and are found in most large cities around the ...

Huml Health, a Bentonville-based health care technology startup, will soon offer technology to help people recover from drug ...

Anxiety or depression can cause a great deal of emotional pain. Unfortunately, many people choose to self-medicate with alcohol or drugs, which will only make matters worse. Most of these substances ...

Dingle and colleagues explored the influence of addiction and addiction treatment on identity. They interviewed 21 people in a treatment community and found two distinct pathways, from pre-addiction ...

The journey through addiction recovery often begins with well-meaning attempts to quit through personal determination or casual support networks. However, when dealing with substance dependence, these ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...