The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as a chronic disease affecting brain reward, motivation, and memory systems, creating compulsive cravings for substances or behaviors that ...

Addiction is a complex and often deeply personal challenge that can start slowly, often unnoticed by the individual or their loved ones. Understanding the early warning signs can help detect ...

The best-known symptoms of addiction are late-stage physical symptoms—the red face of a person with a long-time alcohol problem, the emaciation of someone who is addicted to crack, the facial sores of ...