January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month, which is designed to raise awareness about those suffering with substance ...

In 1997, Alan Leshner, then director of the National Institute for Drug Abuse, wrote an article entitled “Addiction Is a Brain Disease and It Matters.” That eight-word title became the perfect sound ...

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain ...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) present a formidable challenge to public health globally, with recent statistics from the U.S.

A recent study of a million people with 14 psychiatric disorders showed these disorders fell into five genetic clusters.

Methamphetamine addiction has a way of looping back on itself. A rush of pleasure pulls you in, cravings follow, and the brain learns that the drug is the fastest route to reward. Yet scientists still ...

Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order creating the White House Great American Recovery Initiative to coordinate a national response to the disease of addiction across government, ...

A shaky hand, a racing heart, a wave of dread; alcohol withdrawal can feel like your body has turned against you. For many people with alcohol use disorder, those early days without alcohol bring ...