Carl Hart, a neuroscientist at Columbia University, writes about the choices addicts make in his new book, High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery that Challenges Everything You Know ...
A growing movement claims social media is “addictive,” and lawmakers are treating it as settled science. But the evidence is ...
Princess Kate has issued a firm statement declaring that "addiction is not a choice", calling for the "stigma" around it to end and society to show "compassion and love" to those dependent on drugs, ...
This post was updated April 2 at 10:06 p.m. Dr. Julio Meza lost two family members to addiction-related illnesses when he was a child. Now, as a UCLA Health physician, he leads a program providing ...
Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...