Drug addiction is a chronic, often relapsing disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite successful treatment, many individuals struggle to maintain sobriety and may relapse.

Ignoring the most important part of aftercare: I am amazed by the number of people who spend a month or more in either an inpatient or an intensive outpatient treatment setting but then, after all ...

I never get over the weirdness of introducing myself to a group of people at a 12-step meeting. “Hi, I’m T and I’m an addict,” is how I have started a lot of conversations. Other people in recovery ...

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 ...

Why do cocaine addicts relapse after months or years of abstinence? The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded a UB scientist a $2 million grant to conduct research that will provide some ...

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 ...

Philadelphia, December 17, 2021 – Why are some individuals able to use recreational drugs in a controlled way, whereas others switch to the compulsive, relapsing drug-seeking and -taking habits that ...

Correction appended, March 26, 2014. After weeks spent offering up increasingly desperate excuses for the glitchy rollout of Obamacare’s insurance exchanges, Health and Human Services Secretary ...

Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain – it ...

NORFOLK, Va. — For some people, getting that extra money from your tax refund could burn a hole in your pocket. Whether it's gambling, drugs, or even shopping, experts say tax season could trigger a ...

Macklemore is opening up about his struggles with addiction and recent relapse. The rapper, 39, revealed on NBC's "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" that he relapsed when the COVID-19 pandemic ...

The results of several new studies focusing on sex differences in pain and addiction indicate females could be more susceptible to drug addiction and addiction-like behaviors than males. Researchers ...