Everything I’ve learned—and science confirms—about being underweight and overweight at different times in my life.

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often ...

The cost of giving a loved one a lift to Gatwick has increased from £7 to £10, making it the most expensive airport drop-off ...

The experiences of one doctor in Louisiana reveal the tensions around trying to get people to engage in addiction treatment, ...

Seattle and San Francisco scale back harm reduction policies distributing drug supplies, signaling a shift in how West Coast ...

New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

Aversion therapy (AT) is a behavioral therapy that involves repeatedly pairing an undesirable behavior with an unpleasant experience with the goal of discouraging the undesirable behavior. Other names ...

Ayahuasca (pronounced eye-ah-wah-ska) is a plant-based psychedelic drug. It’s usually brewed into a tea or a concentrated liquid to drink. It can also be smoked. Other names include huasca, yagé, ...

When I entered rehab at 23, I learned that trauma was a thread woven into most addiction stories. Many people in my program described horrific neglect or maltreatment, including sexual abuse, they had ...