People with addiction are addicted to changing the way that they feel. Both drugs of abuse and addictive behaviors reliably and predictably change the way a person feels by stimulating the reward ...

People with addiction are addicted to changing the way that they feel. Both drugs of abuse and addictive behaviors reliably and predictably change the way a person feels by stimulating the reward ...

The fourth step in Alcoholics Anonymous requires participants to take a “moral inventory” of the problems their substance use has caused in their lives before asking God to remove their “defects of ...

Not all recoveries look the same. While addiction might feel universal in its pain and disruption, the way it lives in a woman’s body, the way it roots itself in her memories, and the way it loosens ...

Is addiction a choice or a disease? A psychiatrist explains how repeated substance use changes brain reward and ...

After coming out as gay, my parents rejected me and I turned to drugs. I went to rehab several times for my meth addiction, but it never worked. When I finally decided to work on my relationship with ...

AS I THINK about how we try to address the current heroin crisis, I am drawn to the conclusion that we will fail in our attempts to resolve the crisis until we begin to talk about the private ...

Dopamine is a fascinating neurotransmitter responsible for allowing people to feel pleasure, satisfaction, and motivation. However, this neurotransmitter often takes center stage in discussions about ...