Addiction is an umbrella term that reflects qualities of substance use disorder, characterized by an inability to stop using a substance despite harmful consequences. However, addiction is not a ...

Mental health experts are nearly unanimous in endorsing the disease model of addiction. Alcoholism (now alcohol use disorder) was declared a disease in 1956 by the American Medical Association, and ...

Addiction science is at an impasse. Rates of addiction remain high. Translational results from decades of research conducted within the dominant brain disease paradigm are shockingly meager. Meanwhile ...

What you need to know: Studies indicate that about 6.8 percent of Tanzanians suffer from alcohol addiction The Medical Stores Department (MSD) has announced plans to begin importing a specialised drug ...

Addiction is a complex topic and one that is difficult to really portray realistically. There are many TV shows and movies that have tried, and failed to capture its complexity with honesty and depth, ...