Researchers have debunked key beliefs about addiction, like that a person must hit "rock bottom" before having treatment or ...

Are there risk factors for addiction? There are many risk factors for addiction, from individual factors such as stress tolerance and personality makeup to social factors such as friendships and ...

WE’RE all aware that too much booze is bad for health. But now a new study has suggested three common risk factors put some drinkers at more risk than others when it comes to advanced liver ...

People who get hospital-based care for cannabis use disorder have a 2.8-fold greater chance of dying within the next five ...

with programs like AA focusing on confronting the behavioral factors that lead a person to use drugs. In recent years, as the understanding of addiction has improved, more research has been ...

Consuming too much sugar can lead to dependency-like behaviours and serious health issues. Sugar activates the brain’s reward ...

Insecure attachment and anxiety fuel emotional dependence, with new research offering key insights for targeted interventions ...

People in their late teens and early 20s may be more sensitive to nicotine and more susceptible to nicotine addiction than ...

People who need emergency care or hospitalization for cannabis use disorder are at an elevated risk of premature death within ...

emerged as a significant risk factor for both ADHD and cannabis use disorder. This is particularly noteworthy given dopamine’s established role in both ADHD and addiction. The study also found ...