A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that for some, addiction is a form of deliberate self-harm.

A new Washington state hotline is helping connect people dealing with drug addiction to local treatment options. The ...

Natasha Lyonne, known for her roles in the American Pie series and Poker Face, has been candid about her struggle with addiction.

As a professor of addiction care, Wim van den Brink was a pioneer in providing prescription heroin to addicts. Now, he is ...

Before Bryan Kohberger was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison for the gruesome murders of four University of Idaho students, he battled a brutal drug addiction. During a recent sit-down ...

CHANDIGARH: The Counter Intelligence wing of the Punjab Police arrested four operatives of a narcotics smuggling module in ...

The price of the drug kratom in Washington state could nearly double under a new bill proposed in the Legislature.

Sundance: Will Poulter and Noah Centineo star as brothers struggling with opiates in a sensitively observed, occasionally ...

Chrissy Teigen detailed her return to sobriety for a second time after relapsing, sharing that she's 52 days sober "with no ...

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling in the tissue around oral cancers both increases nerve sensitivity and ...

Work to tackle the stigma of addiction continues, as report estimates hundreds of addicts are not in treatment ...