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Four days into a rehab stint, a 32-year-old relapsed opioid addict called her mother to say she was being discharged over an insurance issue. “She didn’t want to leave. She was crying,” her mother, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — Most people associate addiction with substances like alcohol or drugs—but experts warn that some of the most destructive habits often begin as seemingly harmless parts of ...

A new study published in the journal Addiction has uncovered a sobering reality: older Americans are now more likely to be addicted to ultra-processed foods (UPFs) than to alcohol or tobacco. These ...

The history of drug use in America is not necessarily a story of opium dens and crack houses. It’s a story of substances that weren’t illegal until they were abused. Patent medicines might be ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- This is not a typical Mother's Day story. Instead it is about pain, addiction, and a mother's unconditional love for her son. Jarrett Cothern was a 15 year addict. "I was in high ...

The report calls screen addiction among children and adolescents a growing public health risk.