One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...

Millions of people struggle with addiction every day. But some people struggle in silence because these mental defenses keep them from accepting the truth. Living a life with addiction is like living ...

It's time for America to end its black-and-white thinking about addiction and recovery, according to Johns Hopkins professor Hanna Pickard. Traditional approaches in the U.S.—framing addiction as ...

The series turned a voyeuristic lens to people with unusual habits, but it did raise awareness of various compulsive ...

A neuroscientist explains how highly processed foods may be key to “food addiction.” She also reveals some solutions ...

Key signs that an individual is in recovery and is open to a relationship. The person is open to speaking about the addiction. You sense a desire for connection. They adhere to a routine and their ...

Ms. Interlandi is a member of the editorial board. Mr. Winter is a staff photographer on assignment in Opinion. Raina Mcmahan, a 42-year-old recovery coach, spent roughly half her life seeking ...

The hardest thing about wanting to help an adult child or another loved one who is struggling against addiction is that the person themselves can seem hidden by the addiction itself. No one is able to ...