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

Drug addiction among youngsters is tearing families apart and stealing futures before they even start. In the U.S., over 5 million youth under 18 have misused prescription drugs in the past year, per ...

Parents face numerous challenges when raising children, but few topics prove as daunting as discussing addiction. Recent research has revealed that maintaining open dialogue about substance abuse not ...

“Beer then liquor, never sicker… Liquor then beer, never fear.” This was a common refrain when I was a Gen X teenager. Besides “Don’t drink and drive,” this was the extent of how I was taught to drink ...

People often joke that their favorite snack is “like crack” or call themselves “chocoholics” in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...