McCann said scientists now know addiction is a treatable disease that affects both the brain and behavior. Addiction is a brain disease because drugs change the brain, its structure and how it works.

Key points The concept of recovery from addiction has existed since AAs founding, but with no clear definition. A clear definition would be useful as an attractive guide and a measure of ...

The increase is partly due to updated criteria used to define addiction, but it also points to a growing crisis.

While most addictive substances such as alcohol can be easily quantified, digital content cannot, making it difficult to define and stymie "digital addiction" in children, according to a JAMA op ...

McCann said scientists now know addiction is a treatable disease that affects both the brain and behavior. Addiction is a brain disease because drugs change the brain, its structure and how it works.