Addiction & Recovery Articles

Nicotine patches are one of many forms of nicotine replacement therapy that can help you quit smoking. What do you need to know about them?

People who turn to nicotine replacement therapy are more likely to successfully quit smoking than others. What do you need to know?

Yup, quitting caffeine can make you pretty grumpy, but that's not the only possible withdrawal symptom. How can you make quitting caffeine easier?

A shocking variety of legal and illegal addictive substances is flooding the market. What drugs can people become addicted to?

Overcoming addiction is hard work, and friends and relatives play a crucial role in an addict's success. What can you do to help?

Plenty of people are "sun lovers", but some research suggests that you can also become addicted to tanning. What are the warning signs, how does such an addiction impact your health, and what can you do to overcome a tanning addiction?

Sugar addiction may not be exactly the same as a heroin or alcohol addiction, but it can have some serious health consequences. What can you do to deal with a sugar addiction?

We all need food, but some of us just can't get enough. Can it get so bad that you're actually addicted to food?

Is sex addiction a real phenomenon, and if so, what are its defining features?

Do you have a drinking problem, and could you be an alcoholic? Let's take a good, honest, look.