Nick Padlo's addiction to alcohol and drugs didn't happen overnight. "I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety," says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery ...

Are you addicted to junk food filled with sugar? Is that even possible? Is addiction driving the obesity epidemic? Addiction to food is a very controversial issue. There are many strong opinions in ...

San Patrignano stands out among the "therapeutic communities" that treat drug addiction. The 700-acre campus is nestled in ...

Most people think addiction means a person has severe withdrawal when not taking alcohol or drugs. But withdrawal symptoms ...

Last April, neuroscientist Sue Grigson received an e-mail from a man detailing his years-long struggle to kick addiction — first to opioids, and then to the very medication meant to help him quit. The ...