Nosology—the classification of disease and illness—groups medical conditions according to organizing principles. This provides healthcare professionals and systems a common language for diagnosis and ...

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I had the opportunity to sit in a Symposium at the recent American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Medical Scientific Conference moderated by members of the work group that is creating the ...

Ozempic was first approved to treat type 2 diabetes in 2017, but it’s garnered most of its recognition in recent years as a weight-loss drug. Now, as more people are taking it and scientists are ...

The Drexel Collaboratory on Addiction Treatment, Education and Research (CATER) promotes prevention, treatment and recovery from substance use and other compulsive behaviors through academic activity ...

Removing criminal penalties for possessing cannabis for personal use, or introducing tightly controlled legalization of cannabis, does not appear to increase levels of cannabis use. However, the ...

GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) drugs, represented by ‘Wegovy’ and ‘Mounjaro’, are evolving beyond mere obesity treatments to ...

The risk of developing an eating disorder among university students is higher than the general population in Bangladesh. Since psychiatric disorders (such as depression and anxiety) and addictive ...

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Although self-harm is not formally classified as an addiction in the DSM-5-TR, some experts argue that it can manifest as a behavioral addiction due to its effects on the brain’s reward system.

A decade and a half ago, TLC turned a voyeuristic lens to everyday people with unusual habits in the reality show My Strange Addiction. But the show more often than not covered obsessions rather than ...