I was interviewed for a podcast the other night by the indomitable Monda Williams. As I told her repeatedly, she knew everything I knew, only she was intimidated from saying it based on the bullshit ...

The New York Times is dealing with Alicia Beltran's law suit against the state of Wisconsin this way: "Case Explores Rights of Fetus Versus Mother." Here is the factual basis for the case: "Alicia ...

Is addiction a disease? Most people think, "yes." The idea has become ingrained in the minds of media, courts, treatment facilities, and addicts. It's also a stigma. A debatable concept is that if you ...

Just after graduating from medical school, Carl Erik Fisher was on top of the world. He was winning awards and working day and night. But a lot of that frantic activity was really covering up his ...

Dr. Fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist. He’s the author of “The Urge: Our History of Addiction.” See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los ...

Editor’s note: The next president is in for a rough welcome to the Oval Office given the list of immediate crises and slow-burning policy challenges, both foreign and domestic. What should Washington ...

Addiction is a chronic brain disorder, and not merely a behavioral problem or simply the result of taking the wrong choices, according to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), which has ...

A psychiatrist says calling it a disease takes important attention away from racism and other things that are often associated with addiction. 'The Urge' says calling addiction a disease is misleading ...

Carl Erik Fisher, psychiatrist and author of The Urge: A History of Addiction. Just after graduating from medical school, Carl Erik Fisher was on top of the world. He was winning awards and working ...