Addiction can change the brain in ways that make it extremely difficult for a person to stop using a drug, even when that ...

Addiction alters brain function, but with recovery strategies like therapy, mindfulness, and support, healing is possible.

It is frequently said that addiction occurs when drugs “hijack” the brain. It’s hard to nail down what that means, but it does rightly suggest that there is an involuntary takeover of the brain that ...

A new study suggests we may have been thinking about dopamine all wrong. Researchers at Hebrew University have discovered ...

Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behavior like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It's a question that highlights a fundamental disconnect: the gap ...

Addiction is not simply a chronic brain disease and considering it as such can limit treatment options and increase stigma, an extensive research review suggests. After decades of research, Professor ...

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of ...

One woman’s meth addiction was so bad, the only option left might have been brain surgery. Then a single session of ...

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Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs that are widely used as a quick fix for obesity and diabetes treatment might be reshaping parts of the brain. The GLP-1 drugs, which acts like hormones controlling hunger ...