We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical ...

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

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

The new method is designed to focus specifically on pain-related signals, without interfering with normal activity in other ...

Researchers identified a key molecule that highlights how the immune system is linked to the release of dopamine.

Explore the connections between the world of neuroscience and nuances of substance use disorders with our inaugural episode of In Such a Place. We’ll speak with Dr. Anna Radke, a leading expert in the ...

For decades, Americans have been told a simple story about addiction: taking drugs damages the brain—and the earlier in life children start using substances, the more likely they are to progress ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

A shaky hand, a racing heart, a wave of dread; alcohol withdrawal can feel like your body has turned against you. For many ...

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 ...

One of the dominant ways of thinking about addiction is as a disease. While there is evidence for this approach, it often ...