Drug addiction is a chronic, often relapsing disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite successful treatment, many individuals struggle to maintain sobriety and may relapse.

Researchers identify PV neurons in the prefrontal cortex as the gatekeepers of drug addiction relapse, offering a new target for precision treatment.

Whenever a celebrity is arrested, overdoses, or dies from drugs or alcohol, there is usually renewed media interest in addiction. Most of the time, this means that experts on substance use disorders ...

When a cocaine addict relapses, it isn't a matter of personal failure—it's the biological result of their brain's rewiring, new research finds. Michigan State University scientists have found that ...

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 ...

Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain.

Quality addiction treatment is easy to misunderstand because many programs sound similar online. Websites often use the same buzzwords like “personalized care,” “evidence-based practices,” “luxury ...

LOVE Island star Austin Shepard has opened up about his battle with addiction, revealing a recent scary relapse. The has been ...

The Sports Betting Boom, the latest installment of VICE TV’s Out of Bounds series, neatly and succinctly chronicles the explosion of sports betting in the U.S. from the time the Supreme Court allowed ...

It’s easy to immerse yourself in the bubble that is the recovery community. Suddenly you look around and everybody you know or date is in a 12 step program. Sure, they “get” you and your insane ...