Addiction
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What’s Behind the Shifting Drinking Culture?
Learn about the growing sober-curious movement and the effects of temporary alcohol abstinence on physical and mental health.
How to Support Someone Struggling With Addiction
There’s a better way than “tough love” or letting people “hit rock bottom” — and that includes love, compassion, and understanding.
ONE HEALTHY HABIT: Cut Your Sugar Consumption
This month’s challenge offers strategies to curb sugar cravings.
Arrest and Recovery: Matthew Hurley’s Story
How one man overcame drug addiction and found peace through serving others.
What Is a Behavioral Addiction?
Shopping, gambling, social-media use, and sex are all behaviors that are potentially addictive. Learn how they happen and what defines this type of addiction.
5 Tips to Stay Sober
Quitting alcohol may not be easy, but it doesn’t have to be hard forever.
Birdie Wermy’s Success Story
How a grueling relay started one Indigenous runner on a path toward a healthier, happier life.
Kicking the Sugar Habit: How One Life Time Member Stopped Cravings and Found Success
“My addiction to sugar is gone.”
The Promise of Psychedelics in Mental-Health Care
Psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA have been used to treat everything from depression to PTSD to substance use.
The Addictive Power of Processed Foods
Big Food engineers foods like chocolate, ice cream, French fries, and chips to be addictive. Here’s how.
How Do Hormones Influence Alcohol Tolerance?
Estrogen levels can influence how quickly we metabolize alcohol. Here’s how.
How Does Alcohol Tolerance Change as We Age?
As we get older, we process alcohol less efficiently. Here’s why.
Your Body on Junk Food: Q&A With Michael Moss
The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist talks about how Big Food uses sugar, salt, and fat to hook Americans.
Why Addiction Is a Public-Health Issue
Taking a more humane approach to addiction can help all of us.
The Future of Health
Discover some of the most promising developments in whole-person health.
How to Get Past Self-Loathing
In her new book, A Radical Awakening, Dr. Shefali talks about the difference between authenticity and goodness — and how to learn to love ourselves.
How to Find the Right Therapist
Credentials, cost, and length of treatment are just a few factors to consider when finding a therapist.
The Connection Between Alcohol and Insomnia
Here’s how that nightcap contributes to sleepless nights.
Is the Pandemic Fueling Drug Addiction?
Substance use is surging during the COVID-19 pandemic. We talked to a therapist and addiction counselor about how we can take care of ourselves and those we love.
The Sober-Curious Movement
Whether you’re trying to give up alcohol entirely or trying out a damp January, reexamining your relationship to alcohol can have big benefits for your health.
The Health Benefits and Risks of Drinking Alcohol
Should alcohol be part of your healthy lifestyle, or could it be doing you more damage than good? Learn the health benefits and risks.