On a cold January day in 2013, Robert Bernu sat across from his son, David, in a restaurant. He still remembers that moment clearly. "Dad, I need you to know that I'm confident I blew last semester ...

Thank you for your question. The issue of sex addiction is serious so I appreciate that you brought it up. My first question would be, “what makes you say you are addicted to sex?” While you are ...

Maybe you read that study that showed constantly checking your phone is slowly strangling your relationships (or the follow-up research that confirmed this). Maybe you were horrified by the finding ...

Addiction is not simply a lack of willpower. It is a long-term medical condition that changes the way the brain works. When a ...

Dr. Dodes' recent article, titled "The Myth of Addictiveness" reminded me of his other posts to a large extent, but also of a recent article on All About Addiction claiming that the notion of "loss of ...

The numbers related to opioid dependence and addiction are staggering: More than 10 million people misuse opioids, and almost 54,000 people die from opioid overdose every year -- a 700% increase since ...

A Rutgers-led study found that genes related to impulse control and reward processing are major factors in addiction risk. Researchers analyzed genetic data from over 2.2 million people to understand ...

It’s hard to talk about addiction. The American war on drugs has dedicated over half a century to treating addiction like a crime rather than a disease—portraying drug abuse as a moral failing instead ...