The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use disorder, and alcohol and drugs combined resulting ...

Your doctor is recommending the 'rave drug' for depression. While ketamine can be addictive, it's safest under clinical ...

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 ...

How political red tape and a drug company’s thirst for profits limited the reach of a drug that experts believe could have reduced the opioid epidemic’s toll. Credit...Photo illustration by Ben Denzer ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Before he died by suicide at age 14, Sewell Setzer III withdrew from friends and family. He quit basketball. His ...