Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

People like to speak of "paradigms" vis-à-vis Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, where one scientific paradigm creeps up on and overtakes another, as it provides an unambiguously superior ...

When science first studied addictive behavior individuals who became addicted to a substance commonly were viewed as being morally flawed human beings lacking willpower. Today, that view has changed.

Addiction looms over more people than you might realize. In 2016, the US surgeon general determined that one in seven Americans will face substance addiction — meaning they will become addicted to ...

Last month, The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) made a big step toward widespread recognition of addiction as a medical issue rather than a behavioral issue or moral failing. It released ...