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

A bond forged in the kind of tragic personal loss that has become all too common in the United States — each of us had a son die from an addiction — compelled us to do something about the sorry state ...

Interview with Dr. Nora Volkow on stigma against people who use drugs and its effects on care delivery and the burden of substance use disorders. 11m 26s Download Between 1999 and 2017, more than ...

Recognizing an addiction problem in someone you know can be harder than it seems. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) defines addiction as a chronic disease that affects the brain’s ...

Addiction is one of the biggest health problems facing the world today. Each year, many millions of people die as a result of addiction to substances such as tobacco and alcohol 1, and currently ...

When people hear the word “advocacy” they often think of lobbying on Capitol Hill or writing to senators. These actions certainly play a part in advocacy efforts, but the construct entails much more, ...

Patients who meet an addiction medicine consult team while they're in the hospital are twice as likely to participate in treatment for substance use disorder after they go home, according to new ...