Recently, I came upon a post on the popular Ask Reddit page from user Remarkable_Put_9005 asking people, "What addiction is being seriously underestimated these days?" There were so many great answers ...

Addiction has a way of making you disappear. More than 15 years into recovery, I can now sit at a Christmas table fully ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and I share the experience of recovering from heroin addiction. Like me, he started the ...

It started with the Nintendo 64. Lauren recalls feverishly playing the '90s gaming console − and how it took priority over making friends or doing homework − when she was 8. Then, she says, it was her ...

More than a third of Americans report making New Year’s resolutions, statistics show, many of which are focused on kicking bad habits. Whether it’s smoking, overeating, drinking excessive alcohol or ...

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I awoke with the sun slicing through the blinds, spotlighting the mess I didn’t want to face. My head throbbed. My mouth felt like sandpaper. The stench of stale whiskey clung to my sheets. My stomach ...

When I entered rehab at 23, I learned that trauma was a thread woven into most addiction stories. Many people in my program described horrific neglect or maltreatment, including sexual abuse, they had ...

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More than a third of Americans report making New Year’s resolutions, statistics show, many of which are focused on kicking bad habits. Whether it’s smoking, overeating, drinking excessive alcohol or ...