How can you tell if you or a loved one has a drug or alcohol problem? Short of consulting a health care provider or drug rehab center, there are lists of warning signs and quizzes you can take online, ...

The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

Nick Padlo's addiction to alcohol and drugs didn't happen overnight. "I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety," says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery ...

Sometimes addiction has more to do with the ability to tolerate day-to-day life without the substance: self-regulation.

More parents are concerned about internet addiction by their adolescent children than substance addiction, according to the results of a survey published in JAMA Network Open on Oct. 26. Parents of ...

A recent study published in Neuropsychologia has identified specific patterns of brain connectivity that can predict an ...

Deliberate self harm occurred in 82.8% of adolescents with OTC related psychiatric disorders, with higher risk in females and ...