If you're someone or know someone recovering from addiction, you've likely seen a relapse. The rug gets pulled out from under you, the other shoe drops, and old feelings of worry and fear come ...

Sobriety may be trending online, but for model and influencer Forrest Smith, it’s been a deeply personal and non-linear ...

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Inmates at the Hampshire House of Corrections learn about the programs and medical help available to them as they approach their release date. They’re nervous about that ...

Addiction hits hard. It steals lives and breaks families. Yet, many see it as a sign of weak will. What if we flip that view? Addiction is a brain disorder, not a moral slip. This piece clears up why ...

Object recognition software is used by law enforcement to help identify suspects, by self-driving cars to navigate roadways and by many consumers to unlock their cell phones or pay for their morning ...

For hundreds of years, craving has been recognized as a central causal feature of addiction and relapse in overeating, gambling, and other addictions. But what causes craving, how one ends cravings, ...

Over six months, more than 60 people receiving medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder answered surveys on their smartphones about their mental health, psychological state and ...

The drive to drink for someone with alcohol addiction often transforms from a pursuit of pleasure to a desperate need to escape the profound discomfort of withdrawal. New research has now identified a ...

The Federal Medical Center in Lexington has a fairly simple purpose — it’s a facility used to treat seriously ill people who are imprisoned by the federal government. Its intended use when it opened ...