For decades, the face of addiction was painted with a broad, mostly male brush. Rough around the edges. Down and out. That narrow image lets a lot of women slip through the cracks, especially ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Addiction experts say sports gambling is as serious as substance abuse, but goes widely misunderstood. It could be the next public ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finally, Craig admits he has a problem with alcohol. He explains that he can’t let loose “because I don’t have any leash on myself ...

The fact is, the world we live in is drenched with numerous addictive substances. And just like it is for most people, the first step to fighting addiction problems starts with the individual. Turning ...

Having a family member or a close friend with a gambling problem puts people at greater risk of developing one, too, a new study finds. The findings add to a growing body of research suggesting that ...

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When a letter's sender's friend needs help with addiction, but feels the cause of that addiction is the family dynamic, how ...

The New Hampshire Council for Responsible Gaming is launched to address the growing problem of gambling addiction as the state's casino industry rapidly expands.

Big addiction treatment “campuses” aren’t allowed in residential neighborhoods without special permits. But providers in California get around that by clustering many small homes together — one ...

Treatment for sex addiction, and sexual behavior problems at large, are rarely covered by health insurance, much less by Medicaid or public sector funding. As a result, the majority of professional ...

I was recently interviewed in a CNN piece covering the continued controversy over sex addiction, and I noticed something: everyone interviewed in the article is white. Not just white, but educated, ...