Patients who meet an addiction medicine consult team while they're in the hospital are twice as likely to participate in treatment for substance use disorder after they go home, according to new ...

Do you have a loved one who is stuck in a cycle of addiction? It may be time for an intervention. I will work with your family, friends and other loved ones to create an intervention at home or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A patient activation intervention along with addiction treatment was associated with long-term improvements in ...

Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler wasn't addicted to alcohol, drugs or gambling. But Boxer Wachler — an ophthalmologist in Beverly Hills, California — was addicted to TikTok, he said. And his family became ...

An intense and assertive "won't take no for an answer" approach is effective for engaging in treatment young adults with substance abuse who have been in and out of various recovery programs for years ...

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The mistaken belief that people with substance use disorders (SUDs) must "hit rock bottom" has shaped addiction care for decades. This model contrasts with how medicine manages chronic illnesses, ...

A West Bloomfield professional makes a living out of sharing her story of change, renewal and restoration in the hopes that she can help others rise up from similar challenges and situations. Karen ...

Leave it to John Mulaney to find the humor in his drug addiction, intervention and rehab at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee Saturday. Although the presence of a 9-year-old girl in the front row did give him ...

Nicotine addiction remains one of the most persistent public health challenges worldwide, driven by changes in the brain that ...

The only subjects that were off limits in John Mulaney: Baby J were his divorce and his newborn son. Otherwise, the highly-admired comedian spent his entire Baby J special for Netflix — his first in ...

Matthew Perry says he felt "freed" when he learned that addiction was a disease. "I just thought I was weak," he said. (Photo: Santiago Felipe/Getty Images) Matthew Perry credits Friends for saving ...