A program in Arkansas is looking to help those stuck in a vicious cycle of addiction, like how one Searcy father once was.

Camp Mariposa may seem like a storybook summer camp, but campers say their stories are far from it. The national, year-long program teaches children the tools they need to deal with addiction in their ...

Be it sugar, social media or sex, the response in our brain is the same: It produces the "feel-good" neurochemical called dopamine, which brings on feelings of pleasure and motivation. "It may be even ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A new program aims to break the cycle of incarceration and addiction in Clark County, and organizers say the preliminary results look promising. I spoke to one former inmate who ...

When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) ...

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Mother Worried About Unhappy Teenage Son. Source: Highwaystarz-Photography/iStockphoto Substance use disorders (SUDs) can have a lasting impact on a person’s life ...

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, ...

Margaret Lowenstein previously worked as a clinician with Prevention Point Philadelphia's mobile overdose response unit. She receives funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Pew ...