Early recovery from drug addiction to opioids and stimulants is physically and mentally demanding, and a long road to ...

Mindfulness therapy reduces opioid craving and addiction, study finds Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement restores the brain's ability to savor natural healthy rewards in people addicted to ...

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus discusses what addiction is, including what may cause it and how empathy is a key part of treating it.

Discovery of a natural regulatory mechanism for nicotine addiction In a study published in the journal , scientists focused on a small brain region called the interpeduncular nucleus (IPN).

In a paper released in Addiction, scientists reported that people with a history of alcohol use disorder who were prescribed these medications were 50% less likely to binge drink. The results were ...

SUNY officials broke ground Wednesday on a $200 million renovation and expansion of the Natural Sciences building at the state university system’s Old Westbury campus. "This building will hum ...

Visitors to the Houston Museum of Natural Science check out Victoria the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton Thursday, July 8, 2021 in Houston. The HMNS kicks of T. rex Week Friday and will run through ...

Specifically, the study failed to show that consumption of an ultra-processed food beverage acted on the brain like other addictive drugs and did not trigger a measurable amount of dopamine release ...

But it’s legal and available online and in many places in the U.S. While kratom is considered a “drug of concern” in the U.S., it’s not on the U.S. schedule of controlled substances.

The nicotine found in tobacco stimulates the reward circuit, encouraging consumption and potentially leading to addiction. In a paper published in Neuron, scientists reveal how, in mice, a small ...