Trauma, pain, and addiction fuel a vicious cycle of suffering. Discover how to use mindfulness and reappraisal to restore ...

Addiction is not simply a chronic brain disease and considering it as such can limit treatment options and increase stigma, an extensive research review suggests. After decades of research, Professor ...

Living with chronic pain is a challenge affecting millions of people daily. From back pain to arthritis, fibromyalgia to migraines, finding relief often requires a multifaceted approach. One of the ...

July 11 (UPI) --While scientists have long noted a complex connection between a person's addiction to opiates, or "opioid use disorder," and chronic pain, the brain mechanisms linking the two have ...

DENVER — Addiction is a disease that affects more than the addict. It can take a toll on everyone close to the person trying to cope. Kevin Petersen is a family and mental health therapist and the ...

Germany: Higher Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) scores were positively correlated with addictive behaviors, suggesting ...

A modified form of Botox could give long-term pain relief to patients with chronic nerve injury pain, according to a new study. A team of scientists from the Universities of Sheffield, Reading and ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Researchers at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine are studying a method to treat addiction and chronic pain by focusing on patients’ brains. They are partnering ...

Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) may be effective in the treatment of refractory chronic pain, early research suggests. Preliminary data from a retrospective chart review of patients with chronic pain showed ...

“This randomized controlled trial shows that a smoking intervention based on chronic disease management principles of care […] is approximately 75% more effective at accomplishing long-term abstinence ...

A large European study reveals widespread addictive behaviours in chronic skin diseases. Learn more about the impact on ...

Re “The Other Victims of the Opioid Crisis,” by Maia Szalavitz (Opinion guest essay, Sunday Review, March 13): Thank God someone is finally addressing these draconian, though well-intentioned, ...