Scientists identify the protein DeltaFosB as the "master switch" that rewires the brain's memory and reward circuits, driving chronic cocaine addiction and relapse.

In Philadelphia, over 1,170 people died of opioid overdoses in 2022, the last year for which complete data is available. More than 300 more died just over the bridge in Camden County. Research ...

Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain.

Addiction is a long-term condition, like asthma, diabetes, or high blood pressure. Of course, the goal is to stop using drugs or alcohol completely and not relapse. But when you see your addiction as ...

The Palm Beach County medical examiner says 421 people died of opioid overdoses in 2022. I wonder if Jay was counted among them. His body was found in early 2023, but he actually died on Sept. 29 of ...

I never get over the weirdness of introducing myself to a group of people at a 12-step meeting. “Hi, I’m T and I’m an addict,” is how I have started a lot of conversations. Other people in recovery ...

In a clinical landscape where traditional addiction treatment programs struggle with sobering relapse rates, one physician is quietly achieving what many experts considered impossible: an 80% sobriety ...

Drug addiction, a disease that takes hundreds of lives in Palm Beach County every year, is often misunderstood and mistreated. That's slowly changing, but experts say much is yet to be done. Private ...

This month is National Recovery Month, and it’s a good time to focus a spotlight on the realities of life for so many people in our community: those struggling from addiction. The face of addiction ...