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 ...

TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and computer games pose a more immediate threat to teens than alcohol and cannabis, according to ...

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a medical condition that affects the brain and behavior, making it difficult for a person to control their use of substances like alcohol, drugs, or medications even ...

The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A research collaboration among four Ohio institutions has resulted in a promising drug to treat cocaine addiction: the-FDA approved anesthetic, ketamine. Scientists from Case Western ...

Personality refers to the enduring and habitual patterns of attitude, emotion, motivation, and ways of relating to others. Personality disorders may be understood as extreme version of general traits.

WHEN CHINA’S government censors books, bars “effeminate men” from television or spoon-feeds Communist Party dogma to schoolchildren, liberals agree that its behaviour is shockingly repressive. But ...