The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

It’s an open question among researchers whether "food addiction" reaches the level of true addiction, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that food addiction at least exhibits many of the same ...

In recent years, opioid use, overdoses, and now poisonings have become the most significant public health issues in the United States. Every day, we see headlines about more people dying due to ...

It’s a very modern phenomenon - some people see it as a legitimate mental illness, that can cause the sufferer untold amounts of problems. Some people see it as a condition that was made up to excuse ...

Ozempic, Mounjaro and similar medications for Type 2 diabetes and weight loss could also help people struggling with addiction, according to a new study. Researchers found that people addicted to ...

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 ...