Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw ...

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In an era of digital technology and internet accessibility, millions of users worldwide are connected through social media. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, and many ...

Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...

We deal with a lot of inherently traumatic things in medicine every day. We see people die or get terrible injuries. We see people who have lost control of their lives. We convince ourselves that it ...

When I entered rehab at 23, I learned that trauma was a thread woven into most addiction stories. Many people in my program described horrific neglect or maltreatment, including sexual abuse, they had ...

We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...