Addiction, health, psychology

An updated review shows it performs better than some other common treatments and is less expensive. (2020)

Marketing wizards and urine-testing millionaires: Inside the lucrative business of America’s opioid crisis. (2017)

Young people are particularly vulnerable to the effect of painkillers, but dentists may over-prescribe them after surgery. (2018)

Video game addiction is increasingly recognized by major public health organizations. But not all experts are on-board. (2018)

Inside the hyperengineered, savagely marketed, addiction-creating battle for American “stomach share.” (2017)

The Giant, Under Attack: One of America’s biggest rehab companies (A Better Tomorrow) built an empire. But after a patient named Gary Benefield di... (2018)

National Geographic, 2017; "We're learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new discoveries can help us kick the habit. (2017)

How Racism Gave Rise to Acupuncture for Addiction Treatment. Black Panthers and other activists brought the ancient Chinese practice into addictio... (2018)

Regular ingestion of the drug alters your brain's chemical makeup, leading to fatigue, headaches and nausea if you try to quit (2020)