Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using. Previously, this phenomenon was attributed to a decline ...

Mental health and addiction recovery experts emphasize that relapse prevention requires a personalized, written plan combining trigger identification, coping strategies, and support systems. Recent ...

A recent study published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology provides evidence that using cocaine and alcohol together ...

People recovering from opioid addiction risk relapse when they can't get their medications after natural disasters. A group ...

Addiction relapse is common. Studies suggest that approximately half of all individuals who try to get sober return to heavy use, with 70 to 90 percent experiencing at least one mild to moderate slip.

Opioid use disorders (OUDs) constitute a major global public health challenge, characterized by high relapse rates, overdose risk, and social and economic ...

New research on the biological basis of addiction has found that the critical epigenetic enzyme histone deacetylase 5 (HDAC5) limits the expression of the gene Scn4b, regulating neuronal activity and ...

Demetrios Sanders is one of your Detroit community reporters. Connect with him at Demetrios.Sanders@wxyz.com. DETROIT (WXYZ) — For many people, the holidays ...

Whitney Houston's death at age 48 is reportedly the result of drug and alcohol abuse. Houston had entered addiction treatment at least three times. Each effort at recovery was followed by relapse. Why ...