Rather than thinking that adolescence ends at 18, groundbreaking brain research has shown that critical brain developmental ...

Key Takeaways Remote addiction therapy provides flexible treatment options that accommodate work schedules and daily ...

Psychiatrist Robert Custer spent his life convincing doctors that compulsive gambling was not an impulse control problem. Today, his research is foundational for diagnosis and treatment.

Access to mental health and addiction treatment has improved for kids and teens nationally, but care is costly ...

A new study published in Addiction has identified genetic factors that influence both a person's risk of developing an ...

There are medications that help people addicted to opioids stop using these powerful drugs and avoid a potentially deadly overdose. But fewer than 15% of patients who could benefit receive them.

Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and ...

Seven years ago, only Nevada allowed wagering on sporting events. After the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a ban on sports gambling, sports betting has spread to all but a dozen states. But a ...

Aug. 13 (UPI) --A new federal study is linking the ability to quit smoking with longer-term success from the grip of drug or alcohol addiction, as well. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health ...

Burnout and low wages make it difficult to recruit and retain addiction recovery counselors. But those who do enter the field are often motivated by a need to give back, experts said.

Researchers of a recent study published in Gut explored gut microbial involvement in food addiction-related processes. Study: Gut microbiota signatures of vulnerability to food addiction in mice and ...

A study out of the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus has found a positive link between being mindful of ...