You abstain - and you gain. This ascetic principle has long been preached by many religious leaders, medical doctors and others. It could be abstaining from pre-marital sex or practising celibacy, ...

Choosing not to engage in sexual activity is more common than we may think. Whether it’s taking a break due to health-related reasons or is based on personal and religious beliefs, the meaning of ...

Last week's article in the New York Times about the rise of abstinence groups at top universities has garnered much attention - and debate. The controversy is not without cause: While the Daily ...

In patients with stimulant use disorder (SUD), even slight reductions in drug use can lessen depression and reduce cravings, a new analysis showed. Abstinence has long been the overall goal of SUD ...

Academics must pay heed to some Americans’ public sentiment in favor of abstinence from sex, alcohol, and other purported vices, assert Jessica Warner, a researcher at the Toronto Centre for Addiction ...

President Bush’s proposal to almost double the amount of money the federal government spends on abstinence education to $273 million in fiscal 2005 has raised the stakes in the battle over what to ...

Abstinence may be the only method of birth control that can happen by accident. Unlike, say, putting on a condom or taking a pill, it’s not always a deliberate choice—it’s merely the state into which ...

WASHINGTON – President Obama allocated zero dollars toward abstinence-only education in his 2011 federal budget. He did the same in his last budget. But a landmark study published in the February ...

A government-funded study of sex-education programs that promote "abstinence only" concludes that they are ineffective in reducing sexual activity among teenagers. From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS ...

The world is becoming increasingly more accepting of cannabis use as more and more governments are allowing for medical or recreational cannabis legalization. But one big area of concern remains for ...