It's become more common as cannabis has gotten stronger in recent years. In the 1960s, most pot that people smoked contained ...

New data from health policy research firm KFF found that 3 in 10 U.S. adults say someone in their family has been addicted to opioids. The survey also found that those living in rural areas were much ...

It can be challenging to love someone who has an addiction—painful to observe their loss of control and accruing harm, painful to experience the “disappearance” of the person you care about, and ...

Addiction recovery is often centered on the idea that the fastest way to get well is to abstain from the problem substance. But unlike nicotine or narcotics, food is something that all people need to ...

Dr Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on marijuana. The misconception has become more widespread over time. Cannabis is now the most widely used illegal drug in Europe, ...