Is addiction a choice or a disease? A psychiatrist explains how repeated substance use changes brain reward and impulse-control circuits, turning behaviour into a chronic medical condition.

January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month, which is designed to raise awareness about those suffering with substance ...

In 1997, Alan Leshner, then director of the National Institute for Drug Abuse, wrote an article entitled “Addiction Is a Brain Disease and It Matters.” That eight-word title became the perfect sound ...

A recent study of a million people with 14 psychiatric disorders showed these disorders fell into five genetic clusters.

Substance use disorders (SUDs) present a formidable challenge to public health globally, with recent statistics from the U.S.

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain ...

Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

A shaky hand, a racing heart, a wave of dread; alcohol withdrawal can feel like your body has turned against you. For many people with alcohol use disorder, those early days without alcohol bring ...