That doesn’t mean it is easy to gain control of the behaviors involved in addiction—but it is possible, and people do it every day. The disease model of addiction also suggests to people that ...

More than a billion people smoke, and tobacco is implicated in the top five causes of death: heart disease ... old model also didn’t explain perhaps the most insidious aspect of addiction ...

For patients with psychiatric conditions from addiction to mood disorders such ... associated with psychiatric disorders in people. We model these changes in mice to explore how they affect disease ...

Online searches for gambling addiction-related terms have surged in recent years across the U.S., especially in states that have legalized online sports betting, according to a study published on ...

relative to a counterfactual model, for help with gambling addiction as measured from 2018 through June 2024. But contrary to the study's press release, these results do not show a "surge in ...

Anna talks to an addiction medicine specialist about what the latest research reveals about why people start using drugs and how to support them if they do. Dr. Nzinga Harrison, addiction medicine ...

In a novel theory, scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute propose a unifying explanation for the molecular chaos driving Alzheimer's disease. The condition causes widespread ...

Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday, arguing that “on addiction policy, I believe he is the leader we need to meet this moment.” In a Washington Post letter to the editor, Patrick Kennedy cited his ...

The study said 94% of sports bets in 2023 were online. After states legalized sports betting, the study said searches for gambling addiction increased at a pace higher than what researchers ...