The most reliable predictor of an ex-smoker's relapse isn't strong urges to smoke or low confidence in the ability to stay ...

If you're someone or know someone recovering from addiction, you've likely seen a relapse. The rug gets pulled out from under you, the other shoe drops, and old feelings of worry and fear come ...

A new study followed more than 1,900 adult former smokers in England, Australia, Canada and the United States. The post Why ...

Relapse isn’t a failure. It’s a signal. It tells us that something deeper is still driving our old behaviors. For decades, I’ve studied the science of addiction, relapse, and behavior change through ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

This is a time where we can recognize and celebrate the more than 23 million Americans living in Recovery from a substance use disorder. As a society, it is vital that we understand the impact that ...

Drug addiction, a disease that takes hundreds of lives in Palm Beach County every year, is often misunderstood and mistreated. That's slowly changing, but experts say much is yet to be done. Private ...

Hundreds of studies have confirmed that certain foods affect the brain similarly to other addictive substances.

States can follow Arkansas’ lead because protecting families, saving lives, and ending the opioid epidemic cannot wait.

Having battled his own addiction to drugs and alcohol, Matt Willis is on a personal journey to develop a new pilot scheme ...

In her captivating and honest memoir, “All the Way to the River,” Elizabeth Gilbert explores the truth of addiction, love, ...