Substance use recovery is a life-long process, but environmental triggers, such as alcohol at social gatherings or pain medication advertisements, can put individuals in recovery at risk of relapse.

A Tulsa rehabilitation center is rolling out new technology to help those struggling with substance use get 24/7 access to help. GRAND Addiction Recovery Center said it is the first residential ...

For people recovering from substance use, the holidays can disrupt routines and heighten the risk of relapsing. A prevention ...

Traumatic experiences can drive individuals to use substances as a way to cope with the emotional pain and distress caused by the trauma. This connection between trauma and addiction makes it crucial ...

A relapse is the worsening of a medical condition that had previously improved. When it comes to addiction, it refers to a person engaging in addictive behavior after a period of abstinence. The ...

Pre-pandemic studies indicated that more than 85% of individuals relapse and return to drug use within one year of treatment. With the convergence of a pandemic and an addiction epidemic, those ...

Before the pandemic, the United States was already in the midst of a national opioid crisis, with nearly 50,000 deaths a year from opioid-related overdoses. And in 2018, there were more than 164 ...

Major depressive disorder or what is more commonly known as clinical depression is a significant condition that can impact many aspects of people’s lives. It causes prolonged and persistent symptoms ...

Using e-cigarettes and other tobacco products to keep from relapsing to cigarettes doesn't appear to be effective, according to a new longitudinal study of nearly 13,000 smokers in the United States.

Relapse is common when someone is trying to quit, regardless of whether they're giving up opioids or alcohol or cigarettes.

Neuroscientists from the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in Science Advances that star-shaped brain cells known as astrocytes can "turn off" neurons involved in relapse to heroin.