Addiction affects brain areas beyond pleasure, impairing judgment, decision-making, learning and memory, and making certain ...

ADHD, anxiety, and disconnection deepened her struggle until recovery reshaped her path ...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) accelerate biological aging in the brain through substance-specific molecular mechanisms.

Researchers at the University of Houston and the University of Cincinnati are using machine learning to create a clearer ...

Ines Ibañez-Tallon is revealing how an understudied region of the brain plays an outsized role in opioid and nicotine ...

Scientists look at everything from genetics and trauma to personality and social traitsThe complexities of addiction have ...

Can a psychedelic drug help cure depression, addiction, and even strokes? At UC San Diego, scientists are putting that idea to the test.

“By uncovering how astrocytes are altered by heroin use, we’re opening new doors not just for addiction research, but for understanding the brain’s response to a wide range of drugs and neurological ...

Researchers found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain's response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to reduced opioid cravings. The findings suggest that ...

When a friend or loved one shows signs of alcohol addiction, it can be difficult to know how to help. Alcohol addiction, also ...