Below, STAT previews the three key questions that could define a potentially busy year in the worlds of substance use and ...

Nick Padlo's addiction to alcohol and drugs didn't happen overnight. "I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety," says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery ...

Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his producer wife, Michele, set off waves of tributes and memorials, but for some families, it stopped them cold.

People often joke that their favorite snack is "like crack" or call themselves "chocoholics" in jest. But can someone really be addicted to food in the same way they could be hooked on substances such ...

Experts explain why the possibility of withdrawal when quitting antidepressants doesn't mean the medications are addictive. - Grace Cary/Moment RF/Getty Images When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. answered ...

We’ve all said it, even if we regret it: “There’s always room for dessert.” Turns out, there is a scientific explanation for why we can consume so many sweets compared to other types of foods with a ...

Scientists in Brazil are developing the first vaccine against cocaine addiction. The potentially miraculous jab, named Calixcoca, is designed to trigger an immune response that blocks the drug from ...

Matthew Perry's death from the "acute effects of ketamine" may be a harbinger of a larger ketamine addiction problem in the U.S., experts said. "I believe that this case with Matthew Perry is kind of ...

Facebook is running ads for an addictive drug that’s banned in numerous countries, in yet another situation that underlines the spotty content moderation on the social media platform. In America, ...

Nick Reiner, charged with murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Singer Reiner, spent much of his life battling drug ...