New England has a lock on underage binge drinking, with Vermont leading the way with the highest rate in the country, according to research conducted by Addiction Treatment Magazine. Rhode Island came ...

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often leads to a dismissal of addiction’s social causes, rooted in alienation and ...

NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases, including people who'd been battling addiction for decades. Some were chronic-pain patients on high doses of ...