Is addiction a disease? Do the kids I work with at CASTLE have a pathological response to drugs and alcohol? The disease model of addiction is compelling, and has served its purpose in bringing needed ...

The medicalization of addiction has provided certain benefits. Foremost among them has been the development of pharmaceutical agents that can diminish withdrawal symptoms and ease cravings. Even if ...

Most medical experts say that addiction is a disease—whether that addiction is to drugs, alcohol, or cigarettes. That ever-expanding list is one reason why neuroscientist Marc Lewis takes issue with ...

The argument over how society should respond to addiction is usually framed in medical or political terms, but beneath it ...

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who struggled with substance abuse could stop if they simply wanted to. But ...

More than 48 million Americans are battling substance use disorder. Many are deteriorating in plain sight — on sidewalks, in encampments, and in emergency rooms. Others decline behind closed doors.

Addiction is often debated as either a disease or a choice, but in reality, it involves elements of both. Many people first partake in addictive activities by choice, whether out of curiosity, social ...

Senior police officer Arun Chakravarthy urges treating alcohol addiction as a disease and emphasizes family support for ...

While the opioid epidemic is one of the most urgent public health emergencies facing the U.S., new therapeutic approaches for ...