Revenge is more than an emotion—it’s an addictive behavior. We get hyped about an epic revenge story to watch on the big ...

The session emphasized different strategies to initiate buprenorphine, naltrexone, acamprosate, gabapentin, and phenobarbital ...

Founders' Day recently celebrated the 90th anniversary of Alcoholics Anonymous. It incorporates an often untapped aspect of ...

Addiction is not a moral failing. It's a medical disease, and those in recovery who need medication like buprenorphine should ...

Carolyn Thangawng, M.D., MPH, FASAM, Maryland state medical director at Recovery Centers of America, has built her career on ...

The latest available data, compiled in January of this year, shows fatal overdoses over the previous 12-month period ...

The American Society of Addiction Medicine recommends four goals of treatment: suppressing opioid withdrawal, blocking the effects of illicit opioids, stopping opioid cravings and reducing the use ...

PursueCare, a leading provider of virtual addiction treatment and specialized pharmacy services, is proud to announce its participation in the 56th Annual American Society of Addiction Medicine ...

In a statement, Dr. Brian Hurley, head of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, urged lawmakers to protect Medicaid expansion for Americans facing addiction.

Addiction’s effects extend beyond the reward pathway to alter the prefrontal cortex—the region responsible for executive functions like logical thinking, impulse control, and long-term planning.