While there are many different paths to changing our behaviors, there are some obstacles or challenges that appear on every path. They appear because that’s where we are; we generate them. Here are ...

Hampton is a person in long-term recovery, an author, and a national recovery advocate. The fluorescent lights of the detox unit hummed, a sterile counterpoint to the chaos that had been my life just ...

It’s hard to talk about addiction. The American war on drugs has dedicated over half a century to treating addiction like a crime rather than a disease—portraying drug abuse as a moral failing instead ...

A Rutgers-led study found that genes related to impulse control and reward processing are major factors in addiction risk. Researchers analyzed genetic data from over 2.2 million people to understand ...

A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that a non-drug, wearable device can help people with substance use disorders (SUD) manage stress, reduce cravings, and lower their risk of ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

The White House’s strategy for tackling the drug and addiction crisis, released this week, sets lofty public health goals but ...