Just before Christmas, the FDA approved a new tool in the government’s unrelenting and largely unsuccessful battle on opioid abuse. The tool screens for a genetic susceptibility to opioid use disorder ...

young teenager girl hand using mobile phone or smartphone on gray wall background Determining when smartphone use has become an addiction in patients is tricky. Researchers outline what to look for.

Undetected alcohol withdrawal syndrome significantly worsens surgical outcomes. New research highlights critical need for ...

A test that uses a cheek swab to assess whether people have an elevated risk of becoming addicted to opioid medications received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this week.

After nearly a decade in and out of treatment for an addiction to opioids, a patient of Daniel Lewis, MD, told him she was finally ready for permanent recovery. "The day she said, 'That's it, I need ...

BISMARCK-The North Dakota House approved a bill to require people participating in an employment plan under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to go through addiction screening. House ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - We talk often on the show about “just how prevalent” drugs are in our community and how our young people are being exposed to them more than ever before. That’s why The ...

In the evolving landscape of mental health diagnostics, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) stands as the cornerstone. While it is far from a perfect tool, its revisions ...

This is half of a pair of articles that highlight the evidence for and against the existence of video game addiction. Read the counter-argument here. For decades, psychologists, parents, and gamers ...