It seems that every time one turns around, magazines, journals, books, workshops, treatment programs, and numerous other sources are citing what seems to be an unending list of addictions. Is everyone ...

Words matter. Our society’s beliefs about substance use and compulsive behavior problems—and the potential for change—are built into the words we use to speak about these issues. Why does our word ...

Levels of grey matter in two parts of the brain may be linked to a desire to start smoking during adolescence and the strengthening of nicotine addiction, a new study has shown. A team of scientists, ...