Addictions come in different ways; some are obvious, like overconsuming opioids, some not much, like mindless online ...

Researchers report October 25 in the journal Neuron that cocaine addiction disrupts the dopamine neurons that govern how we perceive and learn from rewards. Though people with cocaine addiction have ...

Drug addiction is a complex condition that affects individuals physically and psychologically. To fully comprehend this condition, it is essential to examine the interplay of biological, environmental ...

(SALT LAKE CITY)—As the new University of Utah School of Dentistry readies to open the doors to its first four-year class in the fall of 2013, the program has landed more than $5 million in two grants ...

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 ...

Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive nature of opioids such as morphine and oxycodone while maintaining the drugs' ...

Brain imaging studies show love is like a drug addiction. Scientists can even predict who you love, or whether you have a pet, based on your brain activity. A breakup or the loss of a loved one can ...

At that point the tragic story becomes a deadly loop of toxic cause and effect. Healthy friends will either drift away or you give them a rude push. The more you isolate yourself, the worse the ...

Israel-based psychedelics biotech Clearmind Medicine Inc. CMND shared additional positive results on the impact of the MEAI molecule in the natural reward process in an in-vivo preclinical study of ...

As the death toll for opioid addiction rises to a total of 115 deaths per day average, researchers race to determine the underlying factors that drive these addictions. Opioid addictions result from ...