Hard work is admired in most societies and being unemployed is a source of shame. This mindset arose in agricultural societies and became extreme after the Industrial Revolution. Addiction to work ...

What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...

When it comes to the effects of illicit substances on brain cognition, not all brains are created equal. In recent years, neuroimaging has helped us begin to understand the most important differences ...

What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...

For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that addiction experts consider the gold-standard for treating patients ...