Florida recently enacted a law requiring that applicants for welfare take and pass a drug test to qualify for benefits. Should government make such a demand?

Elizabeth Warren is again at the center of a political controversy. Despite her insistence that she is part Cherokee, based upon “family lore” and her observation that some in her family had “high cheekbones like all the Indians do,” she has failed to produce any concrete evidence to substantiate her claim.

There is more data out now that helps us look into the correlation between the brain and the phenomenon of addiction.

A neuroscientist recalls how a host of substances took over his life and how, at last, he learned to impose new patterns of thought and behavior.

Despite claims to the contrary, addiction is not a universal ailment. There are certain characteristics that increase the risk of becoming addicted to drugs.

Despite claims to the contrary, addiction is not a universal ailment. There are certain characteristics that increase the risk of becoming addicted to drugs.

The search for better anti-addiction medications is worthy, but we have to be realistic. The passive model of drug treatment for addiction is a pipe dream.

What are the implications of the brain disease model of addiction?