Numerous research studies confirm the link between traumatic experiences in childhood and addictive behaviors in adulthood. One of the most notable is the original study of Adverse Childhood ...

People with addiction are addicted to changing the way that they feel. Both drugs of abuse and addictive behaviors reliably and predictably change the way a person feels by stimulating the reward ...

As ketamine’s reputation shifts from club drug to mental-health treatment, more gay and bisexual men are using it to quiet ...

Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw ...

After coming out as gay, my parents rejected me and I turned to drugs. I went to rehab several times for my meth addiction, but it never worked. When I finally decided to work on my relationship with ...

Is it trauma or just a tough phase? Your body holds the key to understanding the difference and finding an intentional path to healing. In recent years, the word “trauma” has become a common part of ...

AS I THINK about how we try to address the current heroin crisis, I am drawn to the conclusion that we will fail in our attempts to resolve the crisis until we begin to talk about the private ...