As a clinician treating addicts and alcoholics over the past thirty years, I’ve heard people say that relapse is part of recovery oft-repeated and to be honest, it bugs me. A lot. In my experience, it ...

If you're someone or know someone recovering from addiction, you've likely seen a relapse. The rug gets pulled out from under you, the other shoe drops, and old feelings of worry and fear come ...

Research from the Texas A&M Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics has uncovered how memories linked to alcohol use and recovery compete for influence, pointing to potential ways to ...

It’s in Kaikohe, a small Northland town often pinned as the epicentre of New Zealand’s meth crisis. She’s just been on the ...

Sometimes people are sober and in recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD) for several years, but relapse. Why? Alcohol use disorder is a chronic, often relapsing medical condition affecting millions ...

Drug addiction is a chronic, often relapsing disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite successful treatment, many individuals struggle to maintain sobriety and may relapse.

Why would someone who seems to be doing well with their recovery start drinking again? This scenario often puzzles family and friends. Especially when they have witnessed a loved one successfully ...

If you are starting or considering recovery, you'll need to understand why you got addicted to drugs and how they changed your behavior. You'll also want to know what you can expect from drug ...

Some mice stopped drinking. Then, after a period of forced abstinence, some began seeking alcohol again, even when ...

Opioid addiction is a long-term, manageable disease. Like other ongoing conditions – such as high blood pressure and diabetes – setbacks, including relapse, can happen. About half the people who have ...

I never get over the weirdness of introducing myself to a group of people at a 12-step meeting. “Hi, I’m T and I’m an addict,” is how I have started a lot of conversations. Other people in recovery ...

Relapse accumulated to 20% by 12 months, and each one-point increase in maladaptive coping score conferred ~6% higher 12-month relapse odds, with weaker early timepoint associations. Maladaptive ...