The grip of addiction is not something most people think about unless they know someone struggling with it. "It's horrible. It's a very lonely existence," said a man we are calling Darryl.

I’ve reached out to my sister to apologize for the way I treated her, asking for forgiveness, and promising to do better.’ ...

Apr. 10, 2025 — Research on the biological basis of addiction has found that the critical epigenetic enzyme histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) limits the expression of the gene Scn4b, regulating ...

New treatments for cocaine use disorder (CocUD) require an understanding of the underlying neurobiology. Here, the authors show opposing effects of ZEB1 in CocUD and highlight disrupted synaptic ...

Alcohol use disorder is very common. It affects more than 14 million adults in the U.S -- about 1 out of every 18 people in this age group. Yet this condition, sometimes called alcoholism, alcohol ...

Shame game: “It presents the issue as something for us to be fairly embarrassed about considering our claim to be the mother of parliaments and a place where we take our approach to governance and ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The following is a summary of “Guilt and shame and its relation to oxytocin in patients with depression and alcohol addiction,” published in the April 2025 issue of BMC Psychiatry by Mavrogiorgou et ...

I want neither," Poilievre said. The treatment of 50,000 people living with addiction and tougher penalties for drug dealers were additional campaign promises Poilievre shared with the crowd on ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Renew Health started three years ago with a mission to tackle the challenges of addiction treatment. Renew Health currently has three physical locations in New Mexico ...

Inside Isla Fisher & Sacha Baron Cohen’s toxic split with digs & ‘fat shame’ claims as they carve up £120m fortune The couple have a combined £120million fortune Nadia Cohen , Feature Writer ...

Hooked: How Addiction Hijacks the Brain, is a three-part series hosted by Dr Brian Pennie looking at the impact of addiction on the brain and seeking to explain and destigmatise both behavioural ...