Addictive personalities aren't real, but addiction is. Genetics, environment, and trauma are some factors that can contribute ...

Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...

What could drive someone to surrender everything most people treasure — family, livelihood, health and safety — in exchange for an experience that at best lasts hours, and at worst could be deadly? By ...

Addiction, not external disasters, is India's biggest catastrophe, affecting over 50 crore people. This chronic brain disease ...

Addiction is a chronic brain disorder, and not merely a behavioral problem or simply the result of taking the wrong choices, according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), which has ...

Someone commits a petty crime — theft, say — to feed an addiction and is put on probation. The judge orders them into treatment and says not to take drugs or drink alcohol. But kicking a drug habit ...