Recovery from addiction isn’t just a process of undergoing treatment. What makes treatment effective is a host of changes in the mind of the patient—changes in thought patterns, skills, goals ...

How does a person's view of addiction influence recovery? Because addiction is such a complex phenomenon, there are many theories about what addiction is. They are of more than academic interest.

Technology addiction can include addiction to a wide variety of online activities that can overlap or occur independently such as gaming, binge-watching, online gambling, compulsive texting ...

Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy ... antidepressants revolutionized my recovery. For the first time, I was able to feel comfortable socially ...

Dec. 9, 2024 — Researchers found that adolescents with more symptoms of gaming addiction showed lower brain activity in the region involved in decision-making and reward processing; this blunted ...

The city is chosen to host the 2025 Recovery Walk, after a public vote ... says families are often forgotten when it comes to addiction. A charity in Bristol that helps adults with addictions ...

Addiction involves loss of control over use of a substance, often in the presence of physiological and psychological dependence on a substance and compulsion to continue seeking and using the ...

Kennedy said in a campaign video, “has led me to where I am right now — the deaths, the tragedies, the addiction, the recovery, finding a deep belief in God.” But the road Mr. Kennedy has ...

LOS ANGELES—America’s drug crisis has many survivors. Jerry Schlesinger, 72, is among the longest tenured. He tried heroin at 15. Today, he has been sober for two years. In between, decades of ...

While the holidays present frequent opportunities and pressures to drink, two experts share tips on staying sober while ...