People with addiction are addicted to changing the way that they feel. Both drugs of abuse and addictive behaviors reliably and predictably change the way a person feels by stimulating the reward ...

Like many who have endured childhood trauma, Shannon Hicks turned to drugs at an early age. Pregnant by 16 and a mother of ...

Childhood trauma has long been known to raise a child’s odds of developing depression and addiction later on. Now, a small but intriguing new study links these risks to specific changes in the brain, ...

The trauma that a majority of drug addicts suffer in early life has now been shown to increase their vulnerability to drug addiction, Yale researchers report in a new study. “Using well-established ...

Treating trauma behind people’s drug addiction presents the “best bang for your buck” when tackling substance abuse, ...

A lcohol addiction doesn’t wear one face or follow one script. It shows up in boardrooms, small-town kitchens, and college ...

Addiction Recovery Expert Richard Taite and Constance Scharff, PhD, Introduce a Sixth Stage of Recovery With Practical Tools for Post-Traumatic Growth LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Can ...

All In Solutions Wellness Center, a Joint Commission-accredited addiction treatment facility in West Palm Beach, Florida, ...

When my son was born, I made a promise to myself and to him: the cycle of trauma and addiction stops now. I was 12 years sober at the time. The path that got me there had been filled with abuse, shame ...

Some revealed how their abusers used a mix of intense affection and emotional cruelty - mixed with stories of their own childhood trauma - to generate a deep psychological hold that can feel like an ...