Finding the right addiction treatment center can feel overwhelming. When you or a loved one needs help, the process of ...

Ever since he got out of the navy, Michael McCluskey, 61, was known as a heavy drinker. He averaged between four to five drinks a night. Even having up to 10 drinks was “not an unusual event,” he says ...

A public health researcher in St. John’s says Newfoundland and Labrador has been “very, very slow” in supporting those who use drugs or may struggle with addiction. Gillian Kolla, an assistant ...

The CAGE Assessment (also called the CAGE Questionnaire) is a preliminary screening tool used by physicians to help with diagnosing alcohol use disorder (AUD). It’s a set of questions used to screen ...

At least 1 in 5 Gen X women have signs of an addiction to junk food — an alarming finding that researchers warn could signal an even worse future for the health of American youth, who’ve eaten even ...

Scientists have pinpointed a hidden brain circuit that may explain why withdrawal drives people back to alcohol. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers at Scripps Research have shown in an animal model that ...