Medical Director of Naufar Centre Prof. Dr. Jalal Al Tawfiqstressed the importance of adopting a human rights based approach to

Some researchers argue that the roles of social environment and personal choice have to be considered in order to make progress in treating people addicted to drugs. By Jan Hoffman The message emblazoned on a walkway window at the airport in Burlington, Vt.

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often leads to a dismissal of addiction’s social causes, rooted in alienation and purposelessness. Much of the conversation around ...

Dr. Bou Haka emphasised that Qatar’s efforts, combined with international collaboration, provide a model for holistic, rights-based approaches to health. “Human rights are at the core of public health, and addressing addiction requires the full engagement of society, evidence-driven policies, and early, comprehensive action,” she said.

Ian Cron and Steve Cuss explore sin, spiritual insights, and authenticity in addiction. Author, psychotherapist, and recovering addict Ian Cron joins Steve Cuss for a powerful conversation on addiction, identity, and faith. Ian shares his personal ...

Weight loss medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy, typically prescribed for obesity and type 2 diabetes, may have a surprising new application: treating drug and alcohol addiction. According to research led by Dr Lorenzo Leggio from the National Institutes ...

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Emily Hilliard told KFF Health News that the department is reorganizing to improve efficiency, foster a more coordinated approach to addiction, and prioritize funding projects that align with the president’s Make America Healthy Again initiative.

There is a gaping hole in Jeff Jacoby’s essay attributing economic inelastic demand for unhealthy consumer goods to human stubbornness (“The two faces of human stubbornness,” Ideas, November 16). The missing filler for this hole is addiction.

Sophie Atkinson is a UK-based journalist and content writer, as well as a founder of a content agency which focuses on storytelling through social media… A new study looking at AI large language models (LLM) and gambling suggests that the models show the ...