Sometimes addiction has more to do with the ability to tolerate day-to-day life without the substance: self-regulation.

Addiction isn’t simply a lack of willpower or a moral failing—it’s a response to stress and disconnection. At its core, addiction is about escape. When the present moment feels overwhelming, ...

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who struggled with substance abuse could stop if they simply wanted to. But ...

Shahroo Izadi is a behavioural change specialist. Her new book How Diets Make Us Fat explores why traditional approaches to ...

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab has released a new educational resource titled “Why Is Early Intervention Important for Recovery?“, now available on their website. The article examines how timely ...

Doctors explain why people relapse into smoking after years of abstinence, and how brain reward memory, stress, ...

Forty-three percent of Americans say the prescription drug abuse is a serious issue, up 10 percent from 2016, according to a survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The ...

Today, much of the conversation around opioid use focuses on ways to more tightly control access, including limits on usage and the mandatory use of databases that can alert physicians to patients’ ...

How many diets have you been on? writes Pete Richards. How often have you signed up for a gym and then cancelled after one visit? You have the best intentions and know that this is what you need to do ...

Valdemar Brimnes Ingemann Johansen's PhD studies are funded by the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research. This article was commissioned as part of a partnership collaboration ...