From meditation to molecular science, addiction treatment is being reinvented. See how new breakthroughs are giving hope for recovery.

I’ve often commented that the distance between the addiction research community and the 12-Step community polarizes treatment and undermines creative collaboration. When the professional community ...

A cognitive neuroscientist from the psychology department of Texas A&M University, Brian Anderson has a radical new theory on the commonality of addiction. Anderson’s research suggests that drug ...

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, USA, 17 December 2024 - In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview published today in Brain Medicine, renowned neuroscientist Dr. Peter Kalivas reveals crucial insights ...

A study published in Science Signaling on the neural circuitry mediating addiction has made significant strides, particularly in understanding the intricate mechanisms of how addictive drugs influence ...

When it comes to an addictive disorder, you either have it or you don't. But this dichotomous nature of the diagnosis fails to recognize the complexity and diversity of addiction's origins and ...

Research in mice has shown that fentanyl addiction is the result of two brain circuits working in tandem, rather than a single neural pathway as had been previously thought. One circuit underlies the ...

In a new paper published in NPP – Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience, researchers argue that including scientists with lived ...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a major public health concern, with opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) being particularly prevalent. Recent research has explored the ...

Some individuals rely heavily on visual and sound cues when making decisions, and this sensitivity can lead to persistent maladaptive choices.