Most people have heard of the term 'sex addiction.' It has been around since the ’80s and is associated with sensational stories of celebrities booking themselves into a 'sex addiction' clinic after ...

Most people have heard of the term 'sex addiction.' It has been around since the ’80s and is associated with sensational stories of celebrities booking themselves into a 'sex addiction' clinic after ...

The word “addiction” is probably over-used in our culture. Clinically, it means compulsive use of drugs; colloquially, we stretch its use to refer to addiction to things that probably don’t fit the ...

A number of surveys show that a substantial proportion of U.S. smokers don't smoke every day. And their ranks appear to be growing. Up to 15 million U.S. smokers say they don't light up on a daily ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A recent survey found one in eight people say they are addicted to certain foods -- but a study shows true food addiction is a bit controversial. New research in the journal ...

Creating the American Junkie by Caroline Jean Acker is a fascinating exploration of the development of opiate addiction in the United States at the turn of the century. A major theme of the book is ...

Submit a chapter to an upcoming edited book about Sociology of Addiction. Sociological approaches have become increasingly prominent and topical in the multidisciplinary field of addiction research.

Trysh Travis has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities for research on the history of Alcoholics Anonymous and its offshoots. When a man claiming to suffer from the disease ...

Last week, the Hancock County Youth Court hosted its annual multi-disciplinary training on “The Science of Addiction.” ...

The program accommodates a total of four fellows each academic year. Each training year is divided into two six-month blocks. The second six-month block is composed of clinical rotations shared ...