A psychiatrist explains why addictive personality isn't real and what the true signs of addiction are

Addictive personalities aren't real, but addiction is. Genetics, environment, and trauma are some factors that can contribute to addiction.

Addiction treatment: ‘Could the cure be worse than the disease?’

Treatment also is useless unless it’s accompanied by life change, Walter said. People need “recovery capital” to succeed — ...

World Mental Health Day 2025: Why addiction is the biggest mental health challenge today

Addiction, not external disasters, is India's biggest catastrophe, affecting over 50 crore people. This chronic brain disease ...
News-Medical.Net

GLP-1 therapeutics may have the potential to treat alcohol and drug addiction

A popular class of therapies for treating diabetes and obesity may also have the potential to treat alcohol and drug addiction, according to a new paper published in the Journal of the Endocrine ...

Pain during opioid addiction treatment tied to worse outcomes

Though rarely considered during treatment for opioid use disorder, uncontrolled pain is strongly linked to less success in treatment outcomes, a lower quality of life, and mental health issues, a new ...

GLP-1s show promise in treating alcohol and drug addiction

A popular class of therapies for treating diabetes and obesity may also have the potential to treat alcohol and drug ...
PBS

Addiction Recovery

Dr. Robert Lizer, from Carle Health, joins Mark Welp to discuss addiction and addiction recovery. In this episode, Dr. Robert Lizer, from Carle Health, joins Mark Welp to discuss addiction and ...
The Columbian

XChange Recovery opens addiction treatment center in Vancouver

Faith-based nonprofit XChange Recovery celebrated the grand opening of its second location, this one in central Vancouver, on Tuesday. The nonprofit, which also has a location in Ridgefield, offers ...
The Boston Globe

Addiction is a disease, not a crime

I am very sad to read Sarah Rahal’s article (“Homeless nonprofit to cut staff and services,” Metro, Sept. 21) concerning cuts to what I feel is the best program in Boston. We need to do more to help ...
Psychology Today

Addiction Considerations, Self-Empowerment, and Resolutions

Research indicates that discussions, debates, and studies in the 19th and 20th centuries explored personal agency and ...
WDTN

Addiction groups plan Dayton recovery celebration

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — September marks National Recovery Month, and several groups are teaming up to show people that recovery from addiction is possible. They hope that by hosting a family-friendly ...
The Vindicator

900 rally to celebrate addiction recovery

NILES — The Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board hosted its 12th annual Recovery Rally and Walk at Eastwood Field on Saturday to celebrate the successes of recovery and mourned those lost ...