James Kimmel, Jr., is a lecturer of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, a lawyer, and the founder and co-director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies. He is the creator of The ...

Meth is a psychostimulant that raises levels of dopamine, the brain’s reward system, for short periods of time. Addiction ...

Ms. Szalavitz is a contributing Opinion writer who covers addiction and public policy. In late 2016, Steven Klein realized that he’d lost control over his drinking and stimulant use. He became sober ...

In a small Phase II trial, people with cocaine use disorder who took mavoglurant used the drug less often over a three month period than those on a placebo. reading time 2 minutes There’s new hope for ...

A consensus is emerging among scientists that certain foods are addictive for some people. But questions remain about which ...

Expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs can be dangerous if they fall into the wrong hands. This Saturday, take a ...