Addiction comes in many forms, though people rarely think about it that way. Some are addicted to shopping, some to food, some to alcohol or drugs. There are countless ways it takes hold of a person’s ...

When people come into the addiction clinic where I am the chief medical officer, they sometimes hit roadblocks with their treatment. In many of those instances, it’s not the treatment itself that’s ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

Addiction has causes that are neurobiological, psychological and structural. Treating these drivers is as important as managing the initial withdrawal. Medically managed withdrawal does not restore ...

Katelyn Fullbright on the day she graduated from Women in Recovery.Credit...Barrett Emke for The New York Times Supported by By Nicholas Kristof Photographs by Barrett Emke Mr. Kristof is an Opinion ...

Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...

A new addiction recovery center for women and their children, Fresh Start Family Focused Recovery, has opened in downtown Columbus. The center, run by Volunteers of America, allows women to enter ...

You're reading Part 5 of The War on Recovery, a yearlong investigation into how the U.S. denies lifesaving medications to people with opioid addiction. Catch up on ...

SHARPSBURG, Pa. — A new study finds 42% of American adults know someone who has died from a drug overdose. That startling statistic is why a nonprofit is hoping to reach more people struggling with ...

Every day, drug and alcohol addiction shatters families, destabilizes neighborhoods, derails careers, and steals the lives of countless Americans. This National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery ...

Celebrity lives often play out like open books, and while they might seem glamorous on the outside, they are full of very human struggles beneath the surface. Addiction doesn't discriminate, and many ...