In a recent study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) found that ...

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of ...

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Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Not long ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s history of heroin addiction alone would likely have disqualified him from ...

Nearly half of our daily activities are performed out of habit, occurring with minimal conscious thought. These automated behavioral patterns, ranging from morning routines to evening scrolling, ...

Dingle and colleagues explored the influence of addiction and addiction treatment on identity. They interviewed 21 people in a treatment community and found two distinct pathways, from pre-addiction ...

My previous posts have focused on recognizing and preventing excessive substance use, with an emphasis on providing the latest information about my special interest – cannabis (see 20 Questions to ...

Addiction doesn’t just live in the body—it’s in the routine, the familiar corners of town, the people you used to swear you’d stop hanging out with but still bump into at the gas station. And that’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about branding, burnout, and redefining ambition. For many executives, burnout becomes a cycle. They push hard, run on ...

Haruki Murakami’s routine is a model of discipline. He wakes before dawn, sitting down to write first thing in the morning, when his focus is at its sharpest. After a few hours of work, he runs—every ...