Drug addiction poses a global public health challenge, with limited therapeutic options and modest efficacy. While clinical observations suggest that social rank plays a crucial role in determining ...

When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

The same drugs that transformed obesity treatment are now being investigated for substance use disorders, fueling interest in ...

As Canada and the U.S. celebrate freedom, SMART Recovery BC helps keep free, science-based addiction recovery accessible to everyone. Recovery should never depend on someone’s ability to pay. Every ...

Can any behavior be addictive? The answer is probably “yes,” depending on the person. Having said that, in our book, Why Can’t I Stop?, we selected the behaviors that we and others see as having the ...

Is preaddiction real? If so, what is it? Preaddiction proposes that some addiction-related changes emerge before full ...

Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using. Previously, this phenomenon was attributed to a decline ...

Recovery options have changed in recent years. Many people now seek support through virtual rehab because it offers care from ...

Adults taking GLP-1 receptor agonists, the drug class behind Ozempic and similar medications, showed significantly weaker links between impulsivity, alcohol use, and violent offending in a nationally ...