A few years ago, I attended a talk by Nora Volkow, the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. I studied drug addiction as part of my graduate education, but before listening to her speak, I had ...

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often ...

About 1 in 5 individuals develop a substance use disorder; more than 46 million people in the United States are affected at any given time. And yet, most people choose to use alcohol or other drugs ...