Germany’s success with its multi-pronged approach illustrates that addiction is “a more complex problem” than the current American response has acknowledged.

Traumatic events that military personnel experience, even among those who don't serve directly on the front lines, can increase opioid misuse, according to the paper.

Even taking benzodiazepines in adherence to a prescribing physician’s instructions can lead to dependence.

Underneath the biochemical hook that made me an addict is other issues: I’m needy. I want love. I’m lonely. I want to connect.

"It’s a powerful experience to play a drug dealer, but it’s even more powerful to experience that casual disregard for the lives of other human beings for your economic success."