A person with an addiction uses a substance, or engages in a behavior, for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeat the activity, despite detrimental consequences.

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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 ...

Amid sports betting boom, a new study found a 23% jump in people searching for the phrase: "Am I addicted to gambling?" ...

This medicine may be one of the best tools doctors have to fight the fentanyl crisis. Preparation of a dose of Buprenorphine, ...

More New Yorkers received scripts for buprenorphine, a med used to treat opioid addiction, amid fight against record-high drug deaths during pandemic.

Weiss recently received a $5.5 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to develop a phone app for people with PTSD who are transitioning out of opioid addiction treatment.