The terms “addiction” and “dependence” can seem similar, but they are different. Dependence occurs when the body physically relies on a drug. Addiction involves changes in behavior. A person with an ...

Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

This is another one of the basic questions I get regarding addiction. It seems that people think about physical addiction and psychological addiction as somehow separate processes. I think this ...

You can’t get addicted to albuterol, but you can become psychologically dependent on it, especially if your asthma isn’t under control. Psychological dependence is different from addiction. When ...

It is no secret that misinformation about addiction is rampant in popular media. One particular area of misinformation concerns how the use of language is employed when describing topics related to ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — For as long as most residents can remember, smoking marijuana has been a part of life here. The fact that California legalized the practice in January went practically unnoticed ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The aim of this study was to describe the association of current smoking and nicotine dependence with psychological distress in socially ...