Substance use disorders (SUDs) present a formidable challenge to public health globally, with recent statistics from the U.S.

Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it ...

(CNN) — Teens who spend lots of time on social media have complained of feeling like they can’t pay attention to more important things like homework or time with loved ones. A new study has possibly ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Addiction is more than just a habit—it’s a powerful force that rewires the brain, making it increasingly difficult to break free. Behavioral scientist Dr. Gino Collura joined Gayle ...

A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical treatments for individuals with alcohol use disorder. This collaborative ...

Christian Luscher, a neuroscientist at the University of Geneva, presenting on addiction at the Allen Institute. (Allen Insitute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Christian Luscher has spent years trying to figure ...

Remarkable scientific progress over the past five decades has helped us develop knowledge of how drugs of abuse induce pleasure, reinforce use, and lead to the compulsive self-administration we call ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There is evidence that GLP-1s can ameliorate psychiatric and neurologic symptoms. More clinical trials on the ...

Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain – it also provokes damaging brain inflammation through similar mechanisms. Meth ...