We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

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Addiction is a condition that has long baffled physicians and philosophers, to say nothing of those struggling with it and those around them. People have long debated whether addiction is a habit or a ...

Is addiction a choice or a disease? A psychiatrist explains how repeated substance use changes brain reward and ...

We deal with a lot of inherently traumatic things in medicine every day. We see people die or get terrible injuries. We see people who have lost control of their lives. We convince ourselves that it ...