It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain.It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly suggest that there is an involuntary takeover of the ...

Addiction is a disease that affects your brain and behavior. With drug addiction, you can’t resist the urge to use them. If you’re worried that you or a loved one may have an addiction ...

Compassion in the deep-red state only extends so far for a young woman marking her 20th month of sobriety and trying to make ...

Addiction involves loss of control over use of a substance, often in the presence of physiological and psychological dependence on a substance and compulsion to continue seeking and using the ...

“Enabling is an act in which one’s behavior, though generally well-intended, further contributes to their addiction to alcohol or drugs,” Glowiak says. Often the family member or friend ...

Sex addiction divides expert opinion, but for some people it is a very real condition that can be shameful and even "life-destroying". As relationship charity Relate calls for help to be made ...

We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new discoveries can help us kick the habit. Addiction hijacks the brain’s neural pathways. Scientists are ...

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Jane's Addiction has canceled all remaining dates on its North American tour after an onstage confrontation last week between frontman Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro led to a fight ...

The Washington Post’s essential guide to health policy news I’m Danielle Paquette, a national correspondent for The Post’s America Desk. Recently, I was disturbed to learn that “mental ...