Addiction hits hard. It steals lives and breaks families. Yet, many see it as a sign of weak will. What if we flip that view? Addiction is a brain disorder, not a moral slip. This piece clears up why ...

Research in addictions at UB has been central to efforts to combat substance use disorders in the region, with a nationwide impact. The ongoing opioid epidemic has been fueled by the inundation of ...

The Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Addiction Awareness Task Force (AATF) launched the Break the Stigma campaign to change the conversation around addiction and recovery. This initiative ...

Addiction is a complex disorder that lies at the intersection of neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, and philosophy. While significant progress has been ...

The post was written by Cameron Johnson and Dalanna Burris. Source: Boris_Zhitkov Over the years a plethora of research into substance use disorders has greatly increased the ability of the healthcare ...

Addiction is a nonclinical term that refers to using a substance or repeating a behavior in a way that causes problems in many other areas of your life. A key aspect of addiction is feeling like you ...

We discuss Process Addiction. Shopping, gambling, gaming, social media use, etc.

This short chapter summarizes some of the key discussions concerning how drug abuse is viewed in the society and the implications of those views. These discussions occurred throughout the committee's ...

A good night’s sleep often sets the stage for a positive day. But for the nearly quarter of American adults struggling with mental illness, a good night’s rest is often elusive. For patients with ...

What prompted the idea for the course? I got the idea for the course when I was writing a chapter on the temperance movement in American literature for my doctoral dissertation. I ended up reading a ...