Addiction is one of the most intensely studied conditions in modern medicine, yet even with high‑resolution brain scans and ...

Despite significant advances in addiction science, a persistent and critical challenge remains: the vast chasm between the ...

The School of Pharmacy announced in August the establishment of the education program Rising STARS — Scientific Training in Alcohol Research and other Substances — which intends to expose ...

Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 7 November 2024 – Dr. Nora Volkow's mission to revolutionize addiction treatment began with a deeply personal observation: watching how excessive substance use could ...

1) https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/1036/alternative-models-of-addiction#articles – This is a link to a collection of 19 articles published in Frontiers ...

For years, addiction was seen as a matter of personal failure—a bad habit or a lack of discipline. People believed those who struggled with substance abuse could stop if they simply wanted to. But ...

Why do so many people relapse after quitting cocaine? A new study from The Hebrew University reveals that a specific “anti-reward” brain circuit becomes hyperactive during withdrawal—driving ...

Quitting smartphone addiction is good for mental and physical health. But how do you do it? Here are some of the best science-based methods.We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, ...

A major health advocacy group in the U.S., an opioid treatment network called the Behavioral Health Group (BHG), has suffered a cyberattack. The extent of the cyberattack was so severe that it caused ...