The progressive nature of this disease means that the earlier the diagnosis is made and treatment begins the better for the person.

Know that your support matters and try to be patient--even if a loved one doesn’t want to get help when you offer it.

I want to engage my son and talk about getting help but I’m afraid of the angry outbursts and the backlash.

by Jessica Hulsey Addiction and the Brain According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), addiction is a medical disorder that affects the brain and changes behavior. NIDA is a center within the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) that focuses on addiction. There are separate institutes within the NIH that focus on major health conditions like cancer, heart disease and infectious diseases. The researchers and scientists at NIDA advance the science of how to p

The five recovery dimensions published by Whitley and Drake include clinical, existential, functional, physical and social recovery: 1....

As cases of COVID-19 continue to spread across America, the effects of the pandemic on the opioid crisis are creating mounting concerns...