The drive to drink for someone with alcohol addiction often transforms from a pursuit of pleasure to a desperate need to ...

Scripps Research scientists discovered that a brain region in the thalamus drives relapse by linking alcohol with stress ...

A new study highlights how the brain learns to keep alcohol addiction going, not for pleasure but to escape withdrawal stress.

Relapse isn’t a failure. It’s a signal. It tells us that something deeper is still driving our old behaviors. For decades, I’ve studied the science of addiction, relapse, and behavior change through ...

In Philadelphia, over 1,170 people died of opioid overdoses in 2022, the last year for which complete data is available. More than 300 more died just over the bridge in Camden County. Research ...

Just weeks after partnering with Hanford recovery center New Perceptions North, OpiAid — a company using wearable technology and AI to track real-time biometric data — has teamed up with Kings View ...

Remote interventions for alcohol or drug use disorder led to a reduction in relapse rates by 39% and the mean number of days of substance use when supplementing in-person care, but effectiveness ...

Overview Smart technology enables personalized recovery plans, early detection of risks, and continuous support for people ...

Pete Townshend is opening up about a recent relapse in his long-held sobriety after a surgery led to him getting “re-addicted ...

Drug addiction, a disease that takes hundreds of lives in Palm Beach County every year, is often misunderstood and mistreated. That's slowly changing, but experts say much is yet to be done. Private ...

New reporting has shed light on Jim Irsay’s final months, painting a troubling picture of relapse and questionable medical ...