Drug addiction is a chronic, often relapsing disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite successful treatment, many individuals struggle to maintain sobriety and may relapse.

Methamphetamine addiction has long been framed as a story of dopamine gone haywire, with the drug flooding the brain’s reward ...

Whenever a celebrity is arrested, overdoses, or dies from drugs or alcohol, there is usually renewed media interest in addiction. Most of the time, this means that experts on substance use disorders ...

RALEIGH — Drug or alcohol abusers who relapse, even after long periods of abstinence, are often reviled as too weak or undisciplined to straighten themselves out. But a University of North ...

"The disease of addiction is crazy," the artist shared. Macklemore candidly discussed his struggle with sobriety with Dax Shepard on Monday, admitting that he relapsed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Neuroscientists are investigating how and when hormones affect the risk for relapse to prescription opioids. ArtistGNDphotography/E+ Collection via Getty Images In Philadelphia, over 1,170 people died ...

FRIDAY, Oct. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A “stress coach” smart patch can help people struggling with addiction or alcoholism manage their anxiety and cravings, lowering their risk of relapse, a new ...

Over six months, more than 60 people receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder answered surveys on their smartphones about their mental health, psychological state and ...