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Maèva Flayelle and Joël Billieux, both behavioural addiction researchers at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, say their work attempts to expand the focus from the psychology of the ...

What Is It Like To Be an Addict? Understanding Substance Abuse, by Owen Flanagan, Oxford University Press, 320 pages, $24.99 ...

But psychological addiction, temptation, and craving can last for years, even a lifetime. The truth is, most people will relapse on their way to full recovery from prescription drug addiction.

When we talk about cutting Medicaid, we're talking about dismantling this critical support system,” writes Ryan Hampton.