A church in Alabama's Bible Belt. The state is home to more than 13,000 religious institutions. Leaders from them are being certified as recovery specialists, to better aid those with substance ...

Mel Robbins said parents' phone habits influenced their children's behavior. New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Mel Robbins has some tips to help families break free from a phone ...

An adult child with a gambling addiction can wreak havoc on a family’s emotional and financial well-being. Financial advisors can offer support as well as asset protection and preservation strategies ...

Dear Annie: My best friend and I have been close since college. He is the person who helped me move into my first apartment, who showed up with coffee during finals, who still remembers the name of my ...

When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok or YouTube probably ...

He says he has no one else. By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah has been the The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist since 2015 and teaches philosophy at N.Y.U. I work closely with a ...

Are cookies and chips the new cigarettes? And soda, breakfast cereals and ice cream the new opioids? In his new book, “Diet, Drugs, and Dopamine: The New Science of Achieving a Healthy Weight” ...

Dozens of doctors and therapists said chatbots had led their patients to psychosis, isolation and unhealthy habits.

No matter how much they may love their families, gambling addicts can pose direct financial harm to them. That harm might range from never repaying loans to stealing their spouse’s and children’s ...

Politicians and nonprofit leaders are sounding the alarm as roughly $2 billion in grants distributed by SAMHSA is set to be ...

Just because marijuana is now a legalized, ubiquitous $32 billion business that's outpacing alcohol to become America's drug of choice doesn't mean it's good for you. The 21-year-old pot emporium ...