Movies about alcoholism and substance abuse dive deep into the struggles that accompany dependency, portraying not just the physical consequences but also the emotional and psychological toll on ...

Many movies have successfully portrayed the reality of alcohol use disorders and other addictions. While many of these movies focus on the fact that these are illnesses that can be successfully ...

Addiction is becoming more and more prominent in daily life. There’s a good chance that you may even know someone who is ...

Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac is just the latest film about sexual compulsion. Is sex addiction finally moving into the mainstream? Producer Matt Holzman talks with therapists about how the condition ...

How do you counter the “deaths of despair?” In a world that often cares little for those who are struggling, what systems and communities can we build to break people free from the grip of addiction?

Films about addiction are a staple of American cinema—think Drugstore Cowboy, Reefer Madness, Blow, and Leaving Las Vegas—and they often follow a predictable storyline about desperation, degradation, ...

Thea Gajić’s debut is an assured, intelligent drama of a father’s endless quest for contentment outside his heroin dependency ...