We don’t usually think of anger and resentment the way we think about drugs or alcohol. But growing evidence suggests that, for many people, the craving for revenge follows the same patterns as ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Black and Hispanic people are “significantly less likely” to receive two medications used to treat opioid addiction, according to a new study.

These days, Narcissus’ pool looks more like a smart-device screen. A new study by Romanian researchers has revealed that people with high levels of narcissistic traits are more likely to be addicted ...

A new study by University of California San Diego medical researchers shows there has been a dramatic increase in those looking into help for gambling addiction since a landmark Supreme Court decision ...

Dr. Fisher is an addiction physician and bioethicist at Columbia University. He’s the author of “The Urge: Our History of Addiction.” When we think about any addiction, we tend to focus on people who ...

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” delves into her struggle with an obsessive relationship in a new memoir. By Christina Caron In Elizabeth Gilbert’s third memoir, “All the Way to the ...