The disease model explains why willpower alone rarely overcomes addiction. While initial substance use may be voluntary, the resulting brain changes create a state where continued use becomes ...

What if we saw addiction more like we see cancer? Both deadly diseases, they are worlds apart in how they are perceived. It would sound heartless to tell a cancer patient to "get over it," yet ...

With the opioid epidemic reaching into every corner of the U.S., more people are talking about addiction as a chronic disease rather than a moral failing. For researcher A. Thomas McLellan ...

Regarding the March 3, “If addiction is a disease, why haven’t we cured it?”: It makes no sense to say that because addiction lacks a cure, it is not a disease. There are thousands of ...

It’s not helping the person who is in active addiction; it’s not helping their family members, partners or spouses; and it sure isn’t helping to accurately educate the public on the disease ...

Consequently, although medical professionals recognize that drug addiction is a chronic disease, the first stop for the addicted is often the criminal justice system. Because our drug policies ...

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Re “Calling Addiction a Disease Is Misleading,” by Carl Erik Fisher (Opinion guest essay, Sunday Review, Jan. 16): Dr. Fisher’s opinion piece about addiction was misleading and polarizing.

is a startling departure from the usual tourism posters and welcome banners: “Addiction is not a choice. It’s a disease that can happen to anyone.” The statement is part of a public service ...

BOSTON (AP) — Less than two weeks after a court ordered Julie Eldred to not use drugs while on probation, she tested positive for the powerful opioid fentanyl. The woman, who has severe ...

Boston • Less than two weeks after a court ordered Julie Eldred to not use drugs while on probation, she tested positive for the powerful opioid fentanyl. The woman, who has severe substance use ...