The distinction is essential for patients and caregivers to understand. This is why recent evidence-based literature clearly defines the difference between addiction and physical dependence in drug ...

Patrick Kennedy told “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker Sunday. “We’ve got to stop all of these intrusive addiction-for-profit companies from taking our kids hostage. That’s what they ...

Slick Rick, the legendary MC and hip-hop icon, was born in London, England, in 1965, and moved to New York City when he was 11, a time when hip-hop culture was just beginning to form. In the 1980s, ...

Shortly after radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh publicly admitted addiction to prescription painkillers, he made a beeline for treatment. But coming to the decision to get that care -- much like ...

BRIAN, THANKS. HE WAS ONE OF THE REGULARS AT THE PLACE WHERE EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR NAME. CHEERS. ACTOR GEORGE WENDT HAS DIED. HE STARRED AS THE AS THE WISECRACKING, BEER LOVING NORM ON THE BELOVED ...

The 80-year-old Barry County woman, who decided to stay anonymous, won $100,000 after being selected in a random drawing on Tuesday, May 6, according to Michigan Lottery officials. She earned ...

(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File) BERLIN (AP) — Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen was forced into a draw Monday by more than 143,000 people worldwide playing against him in a single, ...

Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new opioids? In his new book, “Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight ...

Something new is happening at this year’s NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600, and it’s unlike anything the sport has done before. A major change is coming to one of stock car racing’s biggest events, and ...

It was the final blow for Jane’s Addiction. Guitarist Dave Navarro has ruled out a reunion for the “Been Caught Stealing” band after front man Perry Farrell punched him during a show last ...

To compile the ranking, Newsweek is conducting a global survey of medical professionals in the addiction treatment industry to recognize the leading treatment facilities in the United States.