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BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Addiction Policy Forum today released a spotlight of impactful addiction studies published recently.

Substance use impacts many people in many different ways – and while studies show that it doesn’t always lead to addiction, experts agree that using substances can affect a person’s health and ...

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who struggled with substance abuse could stop if they simply wanted to. But ...

By Shreoshree Chakrabarty: Recent research and brain imaging studies support the concept of food addiction, showing that compulsive overeating can stimulate the brain's pleasure centres, much like ...

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

The conversation about addiction within Black families requires a fundamental shift toward understanding it as a medical condition rather than a moral failing. This perspective change proves crucial ...

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Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of two by 19, she was married and living in her first home — believing she was ...

Should Prince Harry be deported from the United States due to his past drug use? The foundation’s lawsuit brings to the forefront broader issues within the U.S. immigration system, particularly its ...

You have heard about the earth-shaking new study proving that addicts inherit a brain dysfunction that causes them to have poor impulse control? Published in the most prestigious fundamental research ...