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 ...

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 ...

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